List of mountain passes in North Carolina

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

Name Mountain range County Elevation Coordinates Primary access route Other access route(s) GNIS
Air Bellows Gap Brushy Mountains Alleghany 3,727 feet (1,136 m) 36°25′41″N 81°07′38″W Air Bellows Gap Road Blue Ridge Parkway 980067
Alder Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe 3,051 feet (930 m) 36°22′10″N 81°17′23″W Blue Ridge Parkway 980081
Baldwin Gap Stone Mountains Ashe 3,481 feet (1,061 m) 36°25′24″N 81°43′11″W Baldwin Gap Road 980485
Balsam Gap Balsam Mountains Haywood–Jackson 3,316 feet (1,011 m) 35°26′02″N 83°04′40″W US 23 / US 74 Blue Ridge Parkway 1008907
Bearpen Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,848 feet (1,173 m) 36°10′00″N 81°55′22″W 1009035
Bearpen Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,704 feet (1,129 m) 35°57′59″N 82°02′55″W 1009034
Bradley Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,974 feet (1,516 m) 36°07′59″N 82°01′20″W Appalachian Trail 981810
Buck Creek Gap Blue Ridge Mountains McDowell–Yancey 3,402 feet (1,037 m) 35°46′15″N 82°09′52″W NC 80 Blue Ridge Parkway 1009733
Buck Hill Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,661 feet (1,116 m) 36°00′28″N 82°00′22″W 1009744
Buckeye Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 5,128 feet (1,563 m) 36°06′47″N 82°03′43″W Appalachian Trail 1009768
Bull Gap Great Craggy Mountains Buncombe 3,107 feet (947 m) 35°40′11″N 82°28′16″W Blue Ridge Parkway 1009803
Calloway Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe–Wilkes 3,432 feet (1,046 m) 36°17′05″N 81°23′17″W Calloway Gap Road / Lump Road Blue Ridge Parkway 982435
Cannon Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,917 feet (1,194 m) 36°13′22″N 81°55′30″W Beech Mountain Road 1010022
Cherry Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,147 feet (1,264 m) 36°09′39″N 81°55′06″W 1010214
Cow Camp Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,045 feet (1,233 m) 36°03′45″N 81°57′07″W Cow Camp Road 1010518
Cowee Gap Cowee Mountains Jackson–Macon 4,199 feet (1,280 m) 35°05′27″N 83°08′52″W US 64 1010524
Craven Gap Great Craggy Mountains Buncombe 3,132 feet (955 m) 35°38′52″N 82°29′27″W Blue Ridge Parkway NC 694 1010567
Cut Laurel Gap Stone Mountains Ashe 3,750 feet (1,140 m) 36°32′11″N 81°42′18″W Cut Laurel Gap Road 1010627
Dave Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 2,736 feet (834 m) 36°15′21″N 81°54′12″W Buckeye Road 1010666
Deals Gap Great Smoky Mountains Swain 1,988 feet (606 m) 35°28′25″N 83°55′15″W US 129 1307389
Deep Gap Brushy Mountains Alleghany 3,186 feet (971 m) 36°26′25″N 81°04′49″W Mahagony Rock Road Blue Ridge Parkway 984079
Bearpen Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,186 feet (1,276 m) 36°03′25″N 81°50′45″W 1010752
Deep Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,318 feet (1,316 m) 36°03′23″N 82°03′24″W 1010751
Deep Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Watauga 3,127 feet (953 m) 36°13′46″N 81°13′00″W US 421 Blue Ridge Parkway 984077
Doublehead Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,825 feet (1,166 m) 36°02′50″N 82°02′07″W Doublehead Mountain Road 1010887
Grandmother Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,075 feet (1,242 m) 36°04′35″N 81°50′05″W Blue Ridge Parkway 1011600
Hanging Rock Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,678 feet (1,426 m) 36°08′21″N 81°49′50″W Skiview Road 986361
Harmon Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,425 feet (1,044 m) 36°15′24″N 81°54′59″W Beech Crossing 1017818
Hartley Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,255 feet (1,297 m) 36°06′40″N 81°58′03″W 1011895
Haw Gap Stone Mountains Ashe 4,176 feet (1,273 m) 36°33′17″N 81°41′28″W 1011909
Haw Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,881 feet (1,183 m) 36°04′38″N 81°58′24″W Ivey Heights Road 1011908
Hewed Log Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe 3,176 feet (968 m) 36°16′56″N 81°28′58″W Idlewild Road 986675
Hickorynut Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,327 feet (1,319 m) 36°07′42″N 81°54′26″W Hickory Nut Gap Road 1012022
Horse Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe–Wilkes 3,110 feet (950 m) 36°18′48″N 81°21′47″W NC 16 Blue Ridge Parkway 987097
Laurel Knob Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe 3,694 feet (1,126 m) 36°19′47″N 81°34′48″W NC 194 988202
Lick Log Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,409 feet (1,039 m) 36°03′03″N 82°00′01″W Lick Log Road 1012848
Linville Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,012 feet (1,223 m) 36°07′03″N 81°50′30″W NC 105 NC 184 1012894
Loggy Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,563 feet (1,086 m) 36°14′08″N 81°55′55″W Sugar Mountain Road 1 1017819
Loggy Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,953 feet (1,205 m) 36°05′40″N 81°54′10″W Beech Mountain Road 1013084
Low Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe 3,104 feet (946 m) 36°24′15″N 81°21′20″W Low Gap Road 989079
Low Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 5,049 feet (1,539 m) 36°06′45″N 82°03′58″W Appalachian Trail 1013229
Low Notch Blue Ridge Mountains Alleghany–Wilkes 3,497 feet (1,066 m) 36°25′57″N 81°09′48″W Blue Ridge Parkway 989083
Miller Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe 3,087 feet (941 m) 36°20′39″N 81°22′28″W Trading Post Road Blue Ridge Parkway 990004
Miller Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,743 feet (1,141 m) 36°03′54″N 81°55′17″W NC 194 Avery County High School Road 1013588
Montezuma Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,875 feet (1,181 m) 36°03′54″N 81°53′47″W NC 181 Old State Highway 181 1013657
Newfound Gap Great Smoky Mountains Swain 5,048 feet (1,539 m) 35°36′40″N 83°25′30″W US 441 Appalachian Trail 1000706
Old House Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,008 feet (917 m) 36°03′51″N 81°48′34″W Old House Gap Road 1014097
Payne Gap Stone Mountains Ashe 3,241 feet (988 m) 36°29′30″N 81°41′43″W Big Laurel Road Rash School Road 1000708
Phillips Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Ashe–Wilkes 3,209 feet (978 m) 36°15′51″N 81°26′06″W Phillips Gap Road Blue Ridge Parkway 992147
Richs Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,026 feet (1,227 m) 36°02′56″N 82°02′36″W 1014879
Roaring Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Alleghany–Wilkes 2,907 feet (886 m) 36°23′57″N 80°58′41″W Roaring Gap Road 1959945
Russell Gap Brushy Mountains Alexander–Wilkes 1,611 feet (491 m) 36°01′49″N 81°14′07″W Russell Gap Road 993818
Smoky Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 3,714 feet (1,132 m) 36°07′46″N 81°56′03″W NC 194 Blevins Creek Road 1015619
Snyder Gap Stone Mountains Ashe 3,402 feet (1,037 m) 36°24′04″N 81°44′14″W Brushy Fork Road 995082
Soco Gap Balsam Mountains Haywood–Jackson 4,340 feet (1,320 m) 35°29′43″N 83°09′23″W US 19 Blue Ridge Parkway 995093
Sugar Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,419 feet (1,347 m) 36°07′53″N 81°53′00″W 1015920
Willen Gap Stone Mountains Ashe 3,497 feet (1,066 m) 36°27′55″N 81°41′50″W Parker Road 997348
Yellow Mountain Gap Blue Ridge Mountains Avery 4,662 feet (1,421 m) 36°07′33″N 82°03′06″W Appalachian Trail 997713

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