Little Rose Creek

Little Rose Creek is a stream in Mitchell, North Carolina. Little Rose Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Altapass, as well as near Grassy Creek.

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 northwest of Little Rose Creek.

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 5 miles southwest of Little Rose Creek.

Little Rose Creek

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

35.89651° or 35° 53′ 47″ north

Longitude

-82.02317° or 82° 1′ 23″ west

Elevation

2,579 feet (786 metres)

Open location code

867VVXWG+JP

GeoNames ID

4476618

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