Macon County topographic maps

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

Average elevation: 3,615 ft

Average elevation: 3,524 ft

Average elevation: 3,573 ft

Average elevation: 2,119 ft

Average elevation: 2,933 ft

Average elevation: 3,294 ft

Average elevation: 3,845 ft

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: 3,661 ft

Average elevation: 4,032 ft

The height of the falls is given as 200 ft (61 m) in Kevin Adams' book, North Carolina Waterfalls and 250 ft (77.1 m) by NCWaterfalls.com. However, Google Earth gives a height (based on the elevation of the water at the top of the falls and the elevation of the plunge pool at the bottom of the falls) of 137 ft…

Average elevation: 2,215 ft

Average elevation: 2,277 ft

Average elevation: 2,700 ft

Average elevation: 4,406 ft

Average elevation: 2,129 ft

Average elevation: 2,510 ft

Average elevation: 2,910 ft

Average elevation: 3,514 ft

Franklin is located at 35°10′52″N 83°22′54″W / 35.18111°N 83.38167°W / 35.18111; -83.38167 (35.181144, -83.381685). The elevation of Franklin is 2119 ft.

Average elevation: 2,182 ft

Average elevation: 2,218 ft