Avery County topographic map
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Avery County
Avery County is extremely rural and mountainous with all of the county's terrain located within the Appalachian Mountains range; with a mean altitude of 3,510 feet or 1,070 metres it is the second-highest county east of the Mississippi behind nearby Haywood County. The highest point in the county is Grassy Ridge Bald, 6,165 feet (1,879 m) above sea level. Most of Grandfather Mountain, whose highest point is 5,946 feet (1,812 m) Calloway Peak on the tri-point bordering Watauga and Caldwell Counties, is within Avery County. At 5,526 feet or 1,684 metres, Beech Mountain (also shared with Watauga County) is the highest incorporated community east of the Mississippi River, while at 3,606 feet or 1,099 metres Newland is the highest county seat in the Eastern United States.
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Name: Avery County topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Avery County, North Carolina, United States (35.91151 -82.08110 36.28714 -81.73568)
Average elevation: 3,301 ft
Minimum elevation: 1,112 ft
Maximum elevation: 6,237 ft
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