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Buck Creek Gap (el. 3,402 ft (1,037 m)) 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. A scenic overlook is located at the gap, along NC 80; which is sometimes also used as a staging area ...
McDowell County is a member of the Isothermal Planning and Development Commission regional council of governments. McDowell County voted Republican in the three elections from 1900 to 1908, but otherwise was solidly Democratic until 1956, when Dwight D. Eisenhower carried the county. Since then, like other areas of the North Carolina Foothills ...
Gillespie Gap (el. 2,805 ft (855 m))is a mountain pass along the Blue Ridge Mountains. In 1780 some of the Overmountain Men crossed the pass on their way to Kings Mountain. [2] NC 226 traverses through the gap, which connects Marion and Spruce Pine. Intersecting at the gap is NC 226A, which goes to nearby Little Switzerland.
The state Forest Service has banned outdoor burning in 30 Western North Carolina counties in the wake of a spate of wildfires that have burned thousands of bone-dry acres.
NC 80 at Buck Creek Gap. NC 80 is a 37.9-mile-long (61.0 km) two-lane mountain highway between US 70, in Pleasant Gardens, and NC 226A, near Bakersville.The highway is popular with bike and motorcycle enthusiasts, because of its hairpin turns and also makes up part of the Mount Mitchell Scenic Drive between the Blue Ridge Parkway and Micaville.
Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Little Switzerland, North Carolina Coordinates 35°49′10″N 82°09′03″W / 35.8195°N 82.1508°W / 35.8195; -82
The Armstrong State Fish Hatchery in McDowell County sustained damage following Tropical Storm Helene. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission staff photographed the damage on Oct. 14, 2024 ...
The Swannanoa Gap is a pass in the eastern United States through the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Asheville plateau. The pass sits on the Buncombe-McDowell County line in North Carolina near the head of the Catawba River. Long traversed by Native Americans, its trail was the first road into Buncombe County from the east.