Lynn Gap

Lynn Gap is a mountain saddle in Mitchell, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,104 feet. Lynn Gap is situated nearby to the hamlet Little Switzerland, as well as near Strawberry Ridge.

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.

Lynn Gap

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,104 feet
Category: landform
Location: Mitchell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.84935° or 35° 50′ 58″ north

Longitude

-82.07249° or 82° 4′ 21″ west

Elevation

3,104 feet (946 metres)

Open location code

867VRWXH+P2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8263143309

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

4477588

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