List of mountain passes in North Carolina

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The following is a list of mountain passes and gaps in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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NameMountain rangeCountyElevationCoordinatesPrimary access routeOther access route(s) GNIS
Air Bellows Gap Brushy Mountains Alleghany 3,727 feet (1,136 m) 36°25′41″N81°07′38″W / 36.42806°N 81.12722°W / 36.42806; -81.12722 (Air Bellows Gap) Air Bellows Gap Road Blue Ridge Parkway 980067
Alder Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe 3,051 feet (930 m) 36°22′10″N81°17′23″W / 36.36944°N 81.28972°W / 36.36944; -81.28972 (Alder Gap) Blue Ridge Parkway 980081
Baldwin Gap Stone Mountains Ashe 3,481 feet (1,061 m) 36°25′24″N81°43′11″W / 36.42333°N 81.71972°W / 36.42333; -81.71972 (Baldwin Gap) Baldwin Gap Road 980485
Balsam Gap Balsam Mountains Haywood Jackson 3,316 feet (1,011 m) 35°26′02″N83°04′40″W / 35.43389°N 83.07778°W / 35.43389; -83.07778 (Balsam Gap) US 23.svgUS 74.svg US 23  / US 74 Blue Ridge Parkway 1008907
Bearpen Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,848 feet (1,173 m) 36°10′00″N81°55′22″W / 36.16667°N 81.92278°W / 36.16667; -81.92278 (Bearpen Gap) 1009035
Bearpen Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,704 feet (1,129 m) 35°57′59″N82°02′55″W / 35.96639°N 82.04861°W / 35.96639; -82.04861 (Bearpen Gap) 1009034
Bradley Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,974 feet (1,516 m) 36°07′59″N82°01′20″W / 36.13306°N 82.02222°W / 36.13306; -82.02222 (Bradley Gap) Appalachian Trail 981810
Buck Creek Gap Blue Ridge Mountains McDowell Yancey 3,402 feet (1,037 m) 35°46′15″N82°09′52″W / 35.77083°N 82.16444°W / 35.77083; -82.16444 (Buck Creek Gap) NC 80.svg NC 80 Blue Ridge Parkway 1009733
Buck Hill Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,661 feet (1,116 m) 36°00′28″N82°00′22″W / 36.00778°N 82.00611°W / 36.00778; -82.00611 (Buck Hill Gap) 1009744
Buckeye Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 5,128 feet (1,563 m) 36°06′47″N82°03′43″W / 36.11306°N 82.06194°W / 36.11306; -82.06194 (Buckeye Gap) Appalachian Trail 1009768
Bull Gap Great Craggy Mountains Buncombe 3,107 feet (947 m) 35°40′11″N82°28′16″W / 35.66972°N 82.47111°W / 35.66972; -82.47111 (Bull Gap) Blue Ridge Parkway 1009803
Calloway Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe Wilkes 3,432 feet (1,046 m) 36°17′05″N81°23′17″W / 36.28472°N 81.38806°W / 36.28472; -81.38806 (Calloway Gap) Calloway Gap Road / Lump Road Blue Ridge Parkway 982435
Cannon Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,917 feet (1,194 m) 36°13′22″N81°55′30″W / 36.22278°N 81.92500°W / 36.22278; -81.92500 (Cannon Gap) Beech Mountain Road 1010022
Cherry Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,147 feet (1,264 m) 36°09′39″N81°55′06″W / 36.16083°N 81.91833°W / 36.16083; -81.91833 (Cherry Gap) 1010214
Cow Camp Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,045 feet (1,233 m) 36°03′45″N81°57′07″W / 36.06250°N 81.95194°W / 36.06250; -81.95194 (Cow Camp Gap) Cow Camp Road 1010518
Cowee Gap Cowee Mountains Jackson Macon 4,199 feet (1,280 m) 35°05′27″N83°08′52″W / 35.09083°N 83.14778°W / 35.09083; -83.14778 (Cowee Gap) US 64.svg US 64 1010524
Craven Gap Great Craggy Mountains Buncombe 3,132 feet (955 m) 35°38′52″N82°29′27″W / 35.64778°N 82.49083°W / 35.64778; -82.49083 (Craven Gap) Blue Ridge Parkway NC 694.svg NC 694 1010567
Cut Laurel Gap Stone Mountains Ashe 3,750 feet (1,140 m) 36°32′11″N81°42′18″W / 36.53639°N 81.70500°W / 36.53639; -81.70500 (Cut Laurel Gap) Cut Laurel Gap Road 1010627
Dave Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 2,736 feet (834 m) 36°15′21″N81°54′12″W / 36.25583°N 81.90333°W / 36.25583; -81.90333 (Dave Gap) Buckeye Road 1010666
Deals Gap Great Smoky Mountains Swain 1,988 feet (606 m) 35°28′25″N83°55′15″W / 35.47361°N 83.92083°W / 35.47361; -83.92083 (Deals Gap) US 129.svg US 129 1307389
Deep Gap Brushy Mountains Alleghany 3,186 feet (971 m) 36°26′25″N81°04′49″W / 36.44028°N 81.08028°W / 36.44028; -81.08028 (Deep Gap) Mahagony Rock Road Blue Ridge Parkway 984079
Bearpen Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,186 feet (1,276 m) 36°03′25″N81°50′45″W / 36.05694°N 81.84583°W / 36.05694; -81.84583 (Deep Gap) 1010752
Deep Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,318 feet (1,316 m) 36°03′23″N82°03′24″W / 36.05639°N 82.05667°W / 36.05639; -82.05667 (Deep Gap) 1010751
Deep Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Watauga 3,127 feet (953 m) 36°13′46″N81°13′00″W / 36.22944°N 81.21667°W / 36.22944; -81.21667 (Deep Gap) US 421.svg US 421 Blue Ridge Parkway 984077
Doublehead Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,825 feet (1,166 m) 36°02′50″N82°02′07″W / 36.04722°N 82.03528°W / 36.04722; -82.03528 (Doublehead Gap) Doublehead Mountain Road 1010887
Grandmother Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,075 feet (1,242 m) 36°04′35″N81°50′05″W / 36.07639°N 81.83472°W / 36.07639; -81.83472 (Grandmother Gap) Blue Ridge Parkway 1011600
Hanging Rock Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,678 feet (1,426 m) 36°08′21″N81°49′50″W / 36.13917°N 81.83056°W / 36.13917; -81.83056 (Hanging Rock Gap) Skiview Road 986361
Harmon Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,425 feet (1,044 m) 36°15′24″N81°54′59″W / 36.25667°N 81.91639°W / 36.25667; -81.91639 (Harmon Gap) Beech Crossing 1017818
Hartley Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,255 feet (1,297 m) 36°06′40″N81°58′03″W / 36.11111°N 81.96750°W / 36.11111; -81.96750 (Hartley Gap) 1011895
Haw Gap Stone Mountains Ashe 4,176 feet (1,273 m) 36°33′17″N81°41′28″W / 36.55472°N 81.69111°W / 36.55472; -81.69111 (Haw Gap) 1011909
Haw Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,881 feet (1,183 m) 36°04′38″N81°58′24″W / 36.07722°N 81.97333°W / 36.07722; -81.97333 (Haw Gap) Ivey Heights Road 1011908
Hewed Log Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe 3,176 feet (968 m) 36°16′56″N81°28′58″W / 36.28222°N 81.48278°W / 36.28222; -81.48278 (Hewed Log Gap) Idlewild Road 986675
Hickorynut Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,327 feet (1,319 m) 36°07′42″N81°54′26″W / 36.12833°N 81.90722°W / 36.12833; -81.90722 (Hickorynut Gap) Hickory Nut Gap Road 1012022
Horse Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe Wilkes 3,110 feet (950 m) 36°18′48″N81°21′47″W / 36.31333°N 81.36306°W / 36.31333; -81.36306 (Horse Gap) NC 16.svg NC 16 Blue Ridge Parkway 987097
Laurel Knob Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe 3,694 feet (1,126 m) 36°19′47″N81°34′48″W / 36.32972°N 81.58000°W / 36.32972; -81.58000 (Laurel Knob Gap) NC 194.svg NC 194 988202
Lick Log Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,409 feet (1,039 m) 36°03′03″N82°00′01″W / 36.05083°N 82.00028°W / 36.05083; -82.00028 (Lick Log Gap) Lick Log Road 1012848
Linville Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,012 feet (1,223 m) 36°07′03″N81°50′30″W / 36.11750°N 81.84167°W / 36.11750; -81.84167 (Linville Gap) NC 105.svg NC 105 NC 184.svg NC 184 1012894
Loggy Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,563 feet (1,086 m) 36°14′08″N81°55′55″W / 36.23556°N 81.93194°W / 36.23556; -81.93194 (Loggy Gap) Sugar Mountain Road 1 1017819
Loggy Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,953 feet (1,205 m) 36°05′40″N81°54′10″W / 36.09444°N 81.90278°W / 36.09444; -81.90278 (Doublehead Gap) Beech Mountain Road 1013084
Low Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe 3,104 feet (946 m) 36°24′15″N81°21′20″W / 36.40417°N 81.35556°W / 36.40417; -81.35556 (Low Gap) Low Gap Road 989079
Low Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 5,049 feet (1,539 m) 36°06′45″N82°03′58″W / 36.11250°N 82.06611°W / 36.11250; -82.06611 (Low Gap) Appalachian Trail 1013229
Low Notch Blue Ridge Mountains Alleghany Wilkes 3,497 feet (1,066 m) 36°25′57″N81°09′48″W / 36.43250°N 81.16333°W / 36.43250; -81.16333 (Air Bellows Gap) Blue Ridge Parkway 989083
Miller Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe 3,087 feet (941 m) 36°20′39″N81°22′28″W / 36.34417°N 81.37444°W / 36.34417; -81.37444 (Miller Gap) Trading Post Road Blue Ridge Parkway 990004
Miller Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,743 feet (1,141 m) 36°03′54″N81°55′17″W / 36.06500°N 81.92139°W / 36.06500; -81.92139 (Miller Gap) NC 194.svg NC 194 Avery County High School Road 1013588
Montezuma Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,875 feet (1,181 m) 36°03′54″N81°53′47″W / 36.06500°N 81.89639°W / 36.06500; -81.89639 (Montezuma Gap) NC 181.svg NC 181 Old State Highway 181 1013657
Newfound Gap Great Smoky Mountains Swain 5,048 feet (1,539 m) 35°36′40″N83°25′30″W / 35.61111°N 83.42500°W / 35.61111; -83.42500 (Newfound Gap) US 441.svg US 441 Appalachian Trail 1000706
Old House Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,008 feet (917 m) 36°03′51″N81°48′34″W / 36.06417°N 81.80944°W / 36.06417; -81.80944 (Old House Gap) Old House Gap Road 1014097
Payne Gap Stone Mountains Ashe 3,241 feet (988 m) 36°29′30″N81°41′43″W / 36.49167°N 81.69528°W / 36.49167; -81.69528 (Payne Gap) Big Laurel RoadRash School Road 1000708
Phillips Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe Wilkes 3,209 feet (978 m) 36°15′51″N81°26′06″W / 36.26417°N 81.43500°W / 36.26417; -81.43500 (Phillips Gap) Phillips Gap Road Blue Ridge Parkway 992147
Richs Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,026 feet (1,227 m) 36°02′56″N82°02′36″W / 36.04889°N 82.04333°W / 36.04889; -82.04333 (Richs Gap) 1014879
Roaring Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Alleghany Wilkes 2,907 feet (886 m) 36°23′57″N80°58′41″W / 36.39917°N 80.97806°W / 36.39917; -80.97806 (Roaring Gap) Roaring Gap Road 1959945
Russell Gap Brushy Mountains Alexander Wilkes 1,611 feet (491 m) 36°01′49″N81°14′07″W / 36.03028°N 81.23528°W / 36.03028; -81.23528 (Russell Gap) Russell Gap Road 993818
Smoky Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,714 feet (1,132 m) 36°07′46″N81°56′03″W / 36.12944°N 81.93417°W / 36.12944; -81.93417 (Smoky Gap) NC 194.svg NC 194 Blevins Creek Road 1015619
Snyder Gap Stone Mountains Ashe 3,402 feet (1,037 m) 36°24′04″N81°44′14″W / 36.40111°N 81.73722°W / 36.40111; -81.73722 (Snyder Gap) Brushy Fork Road 995082
Soco Gap Balsam Mountains Haywood Jackson 4,340 feet (1,320 m) 35°29′43″N83°09′23″W / 35.49528°N 83.15639°W / 35.49528; -83.15639 (Soco Gap) US 19.svg US 19 Blue Ridge Parkway 995093
Sugar Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,419 feet (1,347 m) 36°07′53″N81°53′00″W / 36.13139°N 81.88333°W / 36.13139; -81.88333 (Sugar Gap) 1015920
Willen Gap Stone Mountains Ashe 3,497 feet (1,066 m) 36°27′55″N81°41′50″W / 36.46528°N 81.69722°W / 36.46528; -81.69722 (Willen Gap) Parker Road 997348
Yellow Mountain Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,662 feet (1,421 m) 36°07′33″N82°03′06″W / 36.12583°N 82.05167°W / 36.12583; -82.05167 (Yellow Mountain Gap) Appalachian Trail 997713

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