Polk County topographic map
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About this map
Name: Polk County topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Polk County, North Carolina, United States (35.18508 -82.35926 35.40871 -81.96356)
Average elevation: 1,355 ft
Minimum elevation: 728 ft
Maximum elevation: 4,019 ft
The elevation in the county ranges from just under 800 feet (240 m) near the confluence of the Green River and Broad River to over 3,200 feet (980 m) on Tryon Peak and Wildcat Spur, the highest peak in the county. Polk County is divided into two physiographic regions; the Blue Ridge Mountains in the western third of the county and Piedmont for the eastern two-thirds. Since it is in a transition zone between the two regions, Polk County is often referred to as being in the foothills.
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