Deer Park Mine

Deer Park Mine is a mine in Township of Grassy Creek, Mitchell, North Carolina. Deer Park Mine is situated nearby to the town Spruce Pine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spruce Pine and Little Switzerland.

Spruce Pine

Town

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Spruce Pine is the largest town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,194 at the 2020 census. The Spruce Pine Mining District is one of the only places in the world where high-purity quartz can be found. Spruce Pine is situated 2½ miles southeast of Deer Park Mine.

Little Switzerland

Hamlet

Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.

Little Switzerland is an unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion and south of Spruce Pine. Little Switzerland is situated 6 miles south of Deer Park Mine.

Deer Park Mine

Type: Mine
Description: mine in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Category: industry
Location: Township of Grassy Creek, Mitchell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.93262° or 35° 55′ 57″ north

Longitude

-82.10401° or 82° 6′ 14″ west

Elevation

2,530 feet (771 metres)

Open location code

867VWVMW+29

GeoNames ID

4463428

Wikidata ID

Q49407776

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In Other Languages

“Deer Park Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Deer Park Mine”

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