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Cowee Gap

Cowee Gap is a mountain pass located between and Cashiers in the far southern part of . It is located on the Eastern Continental Divide, which also forms the boundary between and counties, and between the and Chattooga River basins to the west and east, respectively.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 4,199 feet
  • Description: mountain pass in North Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Sunrise Gap” and “Whiteside Gap”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Whiteside Mountain.

Peak
or Sanigilâ'gĭ in Cherokee is a mountain in between , , and the Georgia border.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cashiers and Highlands.

is an unincorporated village in the . Located in a great corner of southwestern North Carolina, a green valley 3,500 feet high surrounded by mountains rising up to 5,000 feet.

Photo: Diligent Terrier, BSD.
is a small mountain town in Macon and Jackson counties in the region of on a plateau in the southern Appalachian mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest.

Cowee Gap

Latitude
35.09174° or 35° 5′ 30″ north
Longitude
-83.1473° or 83° 8′ 50″ west
Elevation
4,199 feet (1,280 metres)
Open location code
867R3VR3+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10168799959
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
4462197
Wiki­data ID
Q5179642
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