Moccasin Gap

Moccasin Gap, also known as Big Moccasin Gap, is a pass in Clinch Mountain, a long ridge within the Appalachian Mountains, at Gate City, Virginia. This gap has a long history as a passageway through the mountain.

Photo: Mark Lindamood, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gate City High School.

Gate City High School

School

Gate City High School is a public high school in Gate City, Virginia. The school was built in 1956. The school employs about 41 teachers and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.10. Gate City High School is situated 1 mile northwest of Moccasin Gap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weber City and Gate City.

Weber City

Village

Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 4.0.

Weber City is an incorporated town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,250 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.

Gate City

Town

Photo: Mark lindamood, Public domain.

Gate City is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,043 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Scott County. Gate City is part of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol metropolitan area, which is a component of the "Tri-Cities" region. Gate City is situated 1½ miles west of Moccasin Gap.

Morrison City

Hamlet

Morrison City is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. Named for pioneer settler Peter Morison, Morrison City developed with the industrial growth of nearby Kingsport, Tennessee, in the 1930s. Morrison City is situated 3 miles south of Moccasin Gap.

Moccasin Gap

Type: landform
Description: mountain pass in Virginia, United States
Location: Scott, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.63316° or 36° 37′ 59″ north

Longitude

-82.5521° or 82° 33′ 8″ west

Elevation

1,266 feet (386 metres)

Open location code

868VJCMX+75

GeoNames ID

4773556

Wikidata ID

Q6887502

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