Twin Tunnels
Twin Tunnels is a tunnel in McDowell, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,553 feet. Twin Tunnels is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Buck Creek.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buck Creek and Roaring Fork Falls.
Buck Creek
Mountain saddle
Photo: Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buck Creek Gap is a mountain pass along the Blue Ridge Mountains. NC 80 connects with the Blue Ridge Parkway at the gap, where it travelers can go either towards Burnsville, Marion, Mount Mitchell or Little Switzerland.
Roaring Fork Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Gary Stevens, CC BY 2.0.
Roaring Fork Falls, also called Roaring Creek Falls, is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, in North Carolina. Roaring Fork Falls is situated 1¼ miles west of Twin Tunnels.
Twin Tunnels
- Type: Tunnel
- Also known as: “Twin Tunnel North” and “Twin Tunnel South”
- Category: transportation
- Location: McDowell, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.76373° or 35° 45′ 49″ northLongitude
-82.16901° or 82° 10′ 8″ westElevation
3,553 feet (1,083 metres)Open location code
867VQR7J+F9GeoNames ID
4496040
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