Avery County topographic maps
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Beech Mountain
United States > North Carolina > Avery County > Beech Mountain
Beech Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 5,506 feet (1,657 m) and generates feeder streams for the Elk River. Nestled on the top is the Town of Beech Mountain.
Average elevation: 1,433 m
Newland
United States > North Carolina > Avery County
At an elevation of 3,621 feet or 1,104 metres, it is the highest county seat in the Eastern United States (based on elevations in the USGS database).
Average elevation: 1,140 m
Banner Elk
United States > North Carolina > Avery County
Banner Elk is located in North America's humid continental climate zone due to its elevation, which gives it a climate more like that of Altoona, Pennsylvania, than Asheville, North Carolina, during the winter. During the summer the temperatures are much like a mountain lake town in New Hampshire. The town…
Average elevation: 1,164 m
Sugar Mountain
United States > North Carolina > Avery County
Sugar Mountain has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with warm summers and moderately cold winters, though very cold by North Carolina standards. Due to the village's high elevation, one can experiences all four seasons in equal length on the mountain.
Average elevation: 1,311 m
