Laurel Lake

Laurel Lake is a reservoir in Mitchell, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,553 feet. Laurel Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Strawberry Ridge, as well as near Little Switzerland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Switzerland and Spruce Pine.

Little Switzerland

Hamlet

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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.

Spruce Pine

Town

Photo: Kubigula, Public domain.

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.

Laurel Lake

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Mitchell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.86641° or 35° 51′ 59″ north

Longitude

-82.11043° or 82° 6′ 38″ west

Elevation

3,553 feet (1,083 metres)

Open location code

867VVV8Q+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43781882

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

4475296

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