Avery County topographic maps

Banner Elk is located in North America's humid continental climate zone due to its elevation, which gives it a climate more like that of Altoona, Pennsylvania, than Asheville, North Carolina, during the winter. During the summer the temperatures are much like a mountain lake town in New Hampshire. The town…

Average elevation: 1,164 m

Average elevation: 1,188 m

Average elevation: 1,265 m

Average elevation: 1,107 m

Average elevation: 1,004 m

Sugar Mountain has a humid continental climate (Dfb) with warm summers and moderately cold winters, though very cold by North Carolina standards. Due to the village's high elevation, one can experiences all four seasons in equal length on the mountain.

Average elevation: 1,311 m

Average elevation: 891 m

Beech Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 5,506 feet (1,657 m) and generates feeder streams for the Elk River. Nestled on the top is the Town of Beech Mountain.

Average elevation: 1,433 m

At an elevation of 3,621 feet or 1,104 metres, it is the highest county seat in the Eastern United States (based on elevations in the USGS database).

Average elevation: 1,140 m

Average elevation: 1,184 m

Sugar Mountain is a mountain in the North Carolina High Country and wholly in the Pisgah National Forest. Its elevation reaches 5,236 feet (1,596 m) and is split along the Eastern Continental Divide, generating feeder streams for the Linville, Elk, and North Toe rivers. On its north slope resides the Village…

Average elevation: 1,385 m