Railpen Gap
Railpen Gap is a gap in Henderson, North Carolina and has an elevation of 2,612 feet. Railpen Gap is situated nearby to the locality Mount Olive, as well as near the hamlet Ravenwood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and McAlpine Mountain.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Protected area
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, located at 81 Carl Sandburg Lane near Hendersonville in the village of Flat Rock, North Carolina, preserves Connemara, the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Carl Sandburg.
McAlpine Mountain
Peak
McAlpine Mountain is a summit in Henderson County, North Carolina, in the United States. With an elevation of 2,923 feet, McAlpine Mountain is the 1673th highest summit in the state of North Carolina. The peak was named for Henry McAlpin, an early settler.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flat Rock and Hendersonville.
Flat Rock
Village
Flat Rock is a village in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,114 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Flat Rock is situated 1½ miles northeast of Railpen Gap.
Hendersonville
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Hendersonville is a small town just south of Asheville, North Carolina. Established in 1847, downtown Hendersonville is full of 19th and early 20th century architecture and has a friendly "Small Town, USA" feeling.
Railpen Gap
- Type: Gap with an elevation of 2,612 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Henderson, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.25234° or 35° 15′ 8″ northLongitude
-82.46067° or 82° 27′ 38″ westElevation
2,612 feet (796 metres)Open location code
867V7G2Q+WPGeoNames ID
4487010
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mount Olive and Ravenwood.
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