Kitsuma Peak

Kitsuma Peak is a peak in Old Fort Township, McDowell, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,166 feet. Kitsuma Peak is situated nearby to the hamlet Ridgecrest, as well as near Coleman.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Catawba Falls and Andrews Geyser.

Catawba Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Catawba Falls is a series of waterfalls on the headwaters of the Catawba River, in McDowell County, near Old Fort, North Carolina.

Andrews Geyser is a man-made fountain in Old Fort, North Carolina in McDowell County, currently in need of restoration. The fountain is named for Colonel Alexander Boyd Andrews, a North Carolina native who was the Vice President of the Southern Railway…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ridgecrest and Black Mountain.

Ridgecrest

Hamlet

Ridgecrest is an unincorporated community in eastern Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, off Interstate 40/U.S. Route 70. The community is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Black Mountain

Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Black Mountain is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,426 at the 2020 United States census. It is part of the Asheville metropolitan area.

Old Fort

Village

Photo: Dwalter5, CC BY 3.0.

Old Fort is a town in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 811 in the 2020 U.S. census, down from 908 in 2010.

Kitsuma Peak

Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,166 feet
Description: mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Old Fort Township, McDowell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.62012° or 35° 37′ 12″ north

Longitude

-82.26067° or 82° 15′ 38″ west

Elevation

3,166 feet (965 metres)

Open location code

867VJPCQ+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357802310

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4474496

Wikidata ID

Q31629839

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Satellite Map

Discover Kitsuma Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Kitsuma Peak” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Kitsuma Peak”
Dutch: “Kitsuma Peak”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Coleman and Dendron.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Swannanoa Train Tunnel, NE Entrance and Ridgecrest Conference Center.

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