Hellbender Summit – Summit in Avery, North Carolina

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1021612

Location

State North Carolina

County Avery

Feature Class Summit

Coordinates

DMS

36°00'53"N 81°54'26"W

Decimal Degrees

36.0148427, -81.9073311

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Newland

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Pineola

1.3 mi NE

Also Known As

Negro Hill

Hydrography

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Description

Hellbender Summit is located located on private land within the proclaimed boundary of Pisgah National Forest, 0.5 mi. NE of Snakeden Mountain, 0.5 mi. SW of Marley Knob

History

The name refers to the Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis), a large aquatic salamander native to the area.

Nearby Features

Jenny Branch Stream · 0.3 mi SE
Snakeden Mountain Summit · 0.4 mi SW
Marley Knob Summit · 0.5 mi ENE
Stacey Creek Stream · 0.6 mi ESE
Cow Branch Stream · 0.7 mi S
Locust Knob Summit · 0.8 mi SSE
Crossnore Creek Stream · 0.9 mi WNW
Clark Branch Stream · 0.9 mi WNW
Mill Timber Creek Stream · 1.1 mi W
Pineola Populated Place · 1.3 mi NE

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.
Photos (where shown): Wikidata / Wikimedia Commons – individual licenses apply.
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