Tempa Mountain

Tempa Mountain is a peak in Township of Grassy Creek, Mitchell, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,110 feet. Tempa Mountain is situated nearby to the town Spruce Pine, as well as near the hamlet Kalmia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spruce Pine and Little Switzerland.

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.

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 Tempa Mountain.

Tempa Mountain

Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,110 feet
Description: mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Township of Grassy Creek, Mitchell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.91512° or 35° 54′ 54″ north

Longitude

-82.05373° or 82° 3′ 13″ west

Elevation

3,110 feet (948 metres)

Open location code

867VWW8W+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357809404

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4494694

Wikidata ID

Q31642335

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Satellite Map

Discover Tempa Mountain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Tempa Mountain” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Tempa Mountain”
Dutch: “Tempa Mountain”

Localities in the Area

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