Altamont – Populated Place in Avery, North Carolina

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1018807

Location

State North Carolina

County Avery

Feature Class Populated Place

Coordinates

DMS

35°59'27"N 81°56'39"W

Decimal Degrees

35.9909604, -81.9442801

Elevation

3,267.72 ft (996.00 m)

USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Linville Falls

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Stamey Town

1.0 mi N

Hydrography

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Description

Located in soutthern Avery County.

History

"Altamont" translates to "high mountain". (NC-T11/p9)

Nearby Features

Canoe Branch Stream · 0.4 mi E
Stamey Branch Stream · 0.5 mi NE
Buckwheat Branch Stream · 0.7 mi NNE
Camp Creek Stream · 0.8 mi SE
Bill White Creek Stream · 0.9 mi NNE
Stamey Town Populated Place · 1.0 mi N
Three Knobs Summit · 1.3 mi WSW
Rogers Ridge Ridge · 1.5 mi NW
Three Mile Populated Place · 2.0 mi WSW
Mill Timber Creek Stream · 2.0 mi NNE

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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