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Cove Mountain rising above Wears Valley Wears Valley is centered at 35°42′50″N 83°39′11″W / 35.71389°N 83.65306°W / 35.71389; -83.65306 (35.7139, -83. The community covers most of Wear Cove, with the national park boundary comprising the town's entire southern border and the Blount /Sevier county line providing its ...
Its highest point is 2,785 feet (849m) above sea level. 35°48′44″N 83°12′05″W / 35.8123°N 83.2014°W / 35.8123; -83 English Mountain , the highest of the Foothills at 3,629 feet (1,112m), stretches for nearly 15 miles (24 km) between the East Fork of the Little Pigeon and Newport, paralleling the shores of Douglas Lake .
Sky Valley Georgia [13] The elevation of the valley floor is approximately 3,100 feet, while areas within the city limits on the slopes of Rabun Bald exceed 4,200 feet. [14] 1332 feet (406 m) Agat Guam [15] Mount Lamlam is the highest mountain in Guam (1,332 ft/406 meters), [15] and it is located within the boundaries of the village of Agat. [16]
Enlargeable map of the 50 U.S. states by mean elevation. ... sea level: 41 500 ft ... Badwater Basin in Death Valley [l] 1 −282 ft −86 m: 11 2,900 ft
The Cumberland Plateau rises to the west of the Tennessee Valley. This landform is part of the larger Appalachian Plateau, and is mostly covered by flat-topped tablelands. [13] The elevation of the Cumberland Plateau ranges from about 1,500 to 2,500 feet (460 to 760 m) above sea level, with an average elevation of approximately 2,000 feet (610 m).
Altimetry is the measurement of altitude or elevation above sea level. Common techniques are: [8] [9] Surveying, especially levelling. Global Navigation Satellite System (such as GPS), where a receiver determines a location from pseudoranges to multiple satellites. A geoid is needed to convert the 3D position to sea-level elevation.
Like other park border regions, the history and economy of the valley are intertwined with that of the Smokies. The primary community is Wears Valley. Wear Cove is a type of valley known as a "limestone window", created when erosion weathers through the older Precambrian sandstone and exposes the younger Paleozoic limestone beneath.
At the TVA summertime water level target "full pool", the lake surface covers 6,430 acres (26 km²) and the estimated depth of Watauga Lake is 265 feet (81 m) at the dam. At full pool, Watauga's elevation is the highest of all TVA lakes at 1,959 feet (597 m) above sea level.