Buck Creek Gap
Mountain pass along the Blue Ridge Mountains
Buck Creek Gap (el. 3,402 ft (1,037 m)) is a mountain pass along the Blue Ridge Mountains. NC 80 connects with the Blue Ridge Parkway at the gap, where it travelers can go either towards Burnsville, Marion, Mount Mitchell or Little Switzerland. A scenic overlook is located at the gap, along NC 80; which is sometimes also used as a staging area for motorcycle enthusiasts. The gap is also along the Eastern Continental Divide and the McDowell–Yancey county line.
References
- ^ "Buck Creek Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
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Gaps of the Appalachian Mountains
- Cumberland Narrows
- Brocks Gap
- Delaware Water Gap
- Gaps of the Allegheny
- Goshen Pass
- Hillsboro Gap
- James River Gorge
- Lehigh Gap
- Loysburg Gap
- Mechanicsburg Gap
- Moccasin Gap
- The Narrows
- Potomac Water Gap
- Reeds Gap
- Schuylkill Gap
- Swatara Gap
- Thoroughfare Gap
- Appalachian Gap
- Balsam Gap
- Brock Gap
- Buck Creek Gap
- Bull Gap
- Carter Notch
- Cowee Gap
- Craven Gap
- Crawford Notch
- Deals Gap
- Dixville Notch
- Evans Notch
- Franconia Notch
- Gillespie Gap
- Grafton Notch
- Grandmother Gap
- Granville Notch
- Hazen's Notch
- Hobart Gap
- Kinsman Notch
- Lincoln Gap
- Mahoosuc Notch
- Middlebury Gap
- Monterey Pass
- Newfound Gap
- Pinkham Notch
- Sherburne Pass
- Skinners Gap
- Smugglers Notch
- Soco Gap
- Stony Clove Notch
- Zealand Notch
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