Gear up for your next adventure:

🔭Compact Binoculars - HD vision for scouting terrain and identifying distant landmarks

🧦Hiking Socks - Comfortable socks to prevent blisters on long hikes

🪶Multi‑Purpose Knife - Useful blade for camp and trail

🔭Stargazing Telescopes - Perfect for camping in low-light pollution areas shown on maps

📻Weather Alert Radios - Stay informed of storm risks while off-the-grid

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Highlands topographic maps

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Highlands

United States > North Carolina > Macon County > Highlands

Highlands was founded in 1875 after its two founders, Samuel Truman Kelsey and Clinton Carter Hutchinson, drew lines from Chicago to Savannah and from New Orleans to New York City. They felt that the place where these lines met would eventually become a great trading center and commercial crossroads. Highlands…

Average elevation: 3,576 ft