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Fed Gap, Macon County, North Carolina, United States


Type:Gap - a low place in a ridge, not used for transportation
Mindat.org Region:Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Region:Macon County, North Carolina, United States
Latitude:35° 15' 22" N
Longitude:83° 22' 16" W
Lat/Long (dec):35.25621,-83.37126
KΓΆppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Elevation:823m
Mindat Feature ID:4466042
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:4466042:6
GUID:a5c0c222-f912-461c-8b52-5c9db8950c38
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Lee Mason Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 9" N83° 22' 17" W0.4km (0.2 miles)
Buttermilk Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 13" N83° 22' 0" W0.5km (0.3 miles)
Borrows Cut Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 8" N83° 21' 55" W0.7km (0.4 miles)
Siphon Hole Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 4" N83° 21' 53" W0.8km (0.5 miles)
Lyle Knob Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 1" N83° 21' 55" W0.8km (0.5 miles)
Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 5" N83° 21' 47" W0.9km (0.6 miles)
Rockhound Haven Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 2" N83° 22' 57" W1.2km (0.7 miles)
Dalton Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 19" N83° 21' 28" W1.2km (0.8 miles)
Yukon Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 3" N83° 22' 37" W1.4km (0.9 miles)
Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 8" N83° 22' 37" W1.5km (0.9 miles)
Ned Wilson Branch, Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 8" N83° 21' 50" W1.6km (1.0 miles)
Holbrook Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 6" N83° 21' 40" W1.6km (1.0 miles)
Caler Creek Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 18" N83° 22' 15" W1.7km (1.1 miles)
Mason Branch Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 14' 51" N83° 23' 14" W1.7km (1.1 miles)
Dale and Demkos Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 19" N83° 21' 58" W1.8km (1.1 miles)
Arnold Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 23" N83° 21' 33" W2.2km (1.3 miles)
Shuler Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 19" N83° 21' 21" W2.3km (1.4 miles)
Gibson Mine (Gibsons Ruby Mine), Alarka, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 6" N83° 23' 28" W2.3km (1.4 miles)
Miller Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 14' 39" N83° 20' 59" W2.3km (1.4 miles)
Shepherd Knob Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 32" N83° 21' 38" W2.4km (1.5 miles)
Sheffield Corundum Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 9" N83° 23' 35" W2.5km (1.5 miles)
Sheep Knob Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 37" N83° 22' 50" W2.5km (1.5 miles)
Bailey Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 14' 24" N83° 21' 4" W2.5km (1.6 miles)
Cherokee Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 23" N83° 21' 6" W2.6km (1.6 miles)
McCook Rhodolite Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 14' 18" N83° 23' 28" W2.7km (1.7 miles)
Burr Knob Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 36" N83° 24' 5" W2.8km (1.7 miles)
Doc Sanders Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 13' 53" N83° 21' 43" W2.9km (1.8 miles)
Gregory Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 25" N83° 20' 52" W2.9km (1.8 miles)
R. T. Bryson Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 7" N83° 24' 12" W3.0km (1.8 miles)
Cowee Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 19" N83° 24' 15" W3.0km (1.9 miles)
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View of the Alarka ruby mining area, ca. 1965.

Gibson Mine, Alarka, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
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View of the Macon County ruby mining area, ca. 1960.

Holbrook Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
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View of the Macon County ruby mining area, ca. 1965.

Holbrook Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
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View of the Alarka ruby mining area, ca. 1965.

Gibson Mine, Alarka, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
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View of the Macon County ruby mining area, ca. 1960.

Holbrook Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
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View of the Macon County ruby mining area, ca. 1965.

Holbrook Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
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View of the Alarka ruby mining area, ca. 1965.

Gibson Mine, Alarka, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
05828780017055923817889.jpg
View of the Macon County ruby mining area, ca. 1960.

Holbrook Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Great Smoky Mountains Rift Basin, North America PlateBasin
Piedmontia Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
North Carolina, USAState
Macon County, North Carolina, USACounty
Southeastern United States, USAArea
 
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