Clifton, Township of Clifton, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States

Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Region:	Township of Clifton, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
Latitude:	36° 26' 48" N
Longitude:	81° 34' 15" W
Lat/Long (dec):	36.44679,-81.57094
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Elevation:	845m
Mindat Feature ID:	4461074
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:4461074:0
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Dresden, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 27' 29" N	81° 32' 44" W	2.6km (1.6 miles)
Hampton Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 27' 43" N	81° 32' 29" W	3.1km (1.9 miles)
Creston, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 25' 49" N	81° 37' 16" W	4.9km (3.0 miles)
Warrensville, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 27' 38" N	81° 31' 8" W	4.9km (3.0 miles)
Ashe Quarry, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 26' 17" N	81° 29' 37" W	7.0km (4.3 miles)
Graybeal Mines, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 28' 23" N	81° 29' 57" W	7.1km (4.4 miles)
Buffalo Quarry, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 24' 6" N	81° 37' 42" W	7.2km (4.5 miles)
Granite Quarry (MRDS - 10074532), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 24' 6" N	81° 37' 42" W	7.2km (4.5 miles)
Smithport Quarry, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 26' 19" N	81° 29' 15" W	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Phoenix Mountain, Warrensville, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 27' 39" N	81° 29' 19" W	7.5km (4.7 miles)
King Magnetite Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 4" N	81° 30' 4" W	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Hampton Knob Magnetite Prospects, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 2" N	81° 31' 1" W	7.7km (4.8 miles)
Ashe Mining Company Magnetite Mine (Waughbank Property; Marble Magnetite; Ballou's Horse Creek Ore Bank), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 35" N	81° 30' 19" W	7.8km (4.9 miles)
Ashe Mining Company's Mine (Lansing Mine), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 30" N	81° 30' 2" W	8.0km (5.0 miles)
Eller Property Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 20" N	81° 29' 50" W	8.1km (5.0 miles)
Graybeal Mine (Graybeals Mine), Dresden, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 24" N	81° 30' 14" W	8.9km (5.6 miles)
Dr. Jones Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 51" N	81° 29' 35" W	9.0km (5.6 miles)
Barnard Jones Mine, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 58" N	81° 29' 28" W	9.3km (5.7 miles)
Francis Magnetite Mine and Henninger Prospects (French Mine), Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 1" N	81° 29' 15" W	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Turkey Knob Magnetite prospects, Poison Branch Belt of deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 30" N	81° 29' 48" W	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Beaver Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 22' 38" N	81° 30' 8" W	9.9km (6.1 miles)
Piney Creek Mine (Ballou Mine), Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 29' 50" N	81° 28' 39" W	10.1km (6.3 miles)
Jefferson-Boone Pegmatite, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 20' 59" N	81° 35' 59" W	11.1km (6.9 miles)
Sam McClure Magnetite Prospects, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 30' 52" N	81° 27' 50" W	12.2km (7.6 miles)
Douglas Blevins Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 31' 13" N	81° 27' 55" W	12.5km (7.7 miles)
Tirby Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 33' 10" N	81° 31' 5" W	12.7km (7.9 miles)
Pennington Occurrence, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 32' 59" N	81° 30' 0" W	13.1km (8.1 miles)
Young Occurrence, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 32' 59" N	81° 30' 0" W	13.1km (8.1 miles)
Bauguess Occurrence, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 32' 59" N	81° 30' 0" W	13.1km (8.1 miles)
McCarter Occurrence, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	36° 32' 59" N	81° 30' 0" W	13.1km (8.1 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 13.1 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 13.1 km)

ⓘ Gneiss

ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

ⓘ 'Porphyry'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America	Continent
North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Great Smoky Mountains Rift Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Laurentides Domain, North America Plate	Passive Margin
USA	Country
North Carolina, USA	State
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA	County
Southeastern United States, USA	Area

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