Firescald Gap
Firescald Gap is a gap in Watauga County, North Carolina and has an elevation of 1,400 metres. Firescald Gap is situated nearby to the hamlet Pottertown, as well as near Meat Camp.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elk Knob.
Elk Knob
Peak
Elk Knob is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country, north of the community of Meat Camp. Its elevation reaches 5,538 feet. The mountain is the headwaters of the North Fork New River and feeder creeks to the South Fork New River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meat Camp and Zionville.
Meat Camp
Hamlet
Meat Camp is an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. It is supposedly named after a primitive packing house used by hunters since before the Revolutionary War. Meat Camp is situated 3½ km southwest of Firescald Gap.
Zionville
Hamlet
Zionville in an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina. The community lies at the North Carolina/Tennessee state line, between Boone and Mountain City, along Old US Highway 421. Zionville is situated 8 km west of Firescald Gap.
Trade
Hamlet
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Trade is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Tennessee. The easternmost community in the state, Trade is located between the towns of Mountain City, Tennessee, and Boone, North Carolina, along US 421. Trade is situated 9 km west of Firescald Gap.
Firescald Gap
- Type: Gap with an elevation of 1,400 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Watauga County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.32651° or 36° 19′ 35″ northLongitude
-81.65455° or 81° 39′ 16″ westElevation
1,400 metres (4,593 feet)Open location code
868W88GW+J5GeoNames ID
4466200
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Localities in the Area
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