Rich Mountain Gap
Rich Mountain Gap is a mountain saddle in Blount, Tennessee and has an elevation of 1,959 feet. Rich Mountain Gap is situated nearby to the hamlet Lawson Crossroad, as well as near the neighborhood Big Valley Resort.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tuckaleechee Caverns.
Tuckaleechee Caverns
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The Tuckaleechee Caverns is a tourist attraction and the largest and highest rated cave or cavern by the AAA east of the Mississippi River. The caverns run under the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and have an opening in Townsend, Tennessee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Townsend and Walland.
Townsend
Walland
Hamlet
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
Walland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Blount County, Tennessee. Its population was 281 as of the 2020 census. Walland is the site of a post office and is the place name associated with zip code 37886, which covers an area beyond the Walland community. Walland is situated 6 miles north of Rich Mountain Gap.
Rich Mountain Gap
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,959 feet
- Also known as: “Rich Gap”
- Category: landform
- Location: Blount, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.64596° or 35° 38′ 46″ northLongitude
-83.80511° or 83° 48′ 18″ westElevation
1,959 feet (597 metres)Open location code
867RJ5WV+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2310452594OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleGeoNames ID
4652916
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