Wildwood Mountain Lake
Wildwood Mountain Lake is a reservoir in Macon, North Carolina and has an elevation of 3,973 feet. Wildwood Mountain Lake is situated near the hamlet Norton, as well as near Grimshawes.Places of Interest
Highlights: Cowee Gap and Whiteside Mountain.
Cowee Gap
Mountain saddle
Cowee Gap is a mountain pass located between Highlands and Cashiers in the far southern part of western North Carolina. It is located on the Eastern Continental Divide, which also forms the boundary between Macon and Jackson counties, and between the Cullasaja River and Chattooga River basins to the west and east, respectively.
Whiteside Mountain
Peak
Whiteside Mountain or Sanigilâ'gĭ in Cherokee is a mountain in Jackson County, North Carolina between Cashiers, Highlands, North Carolina, and the Georgia border. Whiteside Mountain is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wildwood Mountain Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highlands and Cashiers.
Highlands
Highlands is a small mountain town in Macon and Jackson counties in the Mountains region of North Carolina on a plateau in the southern Appalachian mountains, within the Nantahala National Forest.Cashiers
Cashiers is an unincorporated village in the North Carolina Mountains. Located in a great corner of southwestern North Carolina, a green valley 3,500 feet high surrounded by mountains rising up to 5,000 feet.Wildwood Mountain Lake
- Type: Body of water
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Macon, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.09019° or 35° 5′ 25″ north
Longitude
-83.16386° or 83° 9′ 50″ west
Elevation
3,973 feet (1,211 metres)
Open location code
867R3RRP+3F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=reservoir
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
GeoNames ID
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Norton and Grimshawes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cullasaja Club and Wildcat Cliffs Country Club.
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Worth a closer look: Charlotte and Raleigh.
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