Brevard in Transylvania County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Highest Elevation on Blue Ridge Parkway
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2012
1. Highest Elevation on Blue Ridge Parkway Marker
Highest elevation
Blue Ridge Parkway
Motor Road.
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Blue Ridge Parkway series list.
Location. 35° 19.642′ N, 82° 57.91′ W. Marker is in Brevard, North Carolina, in Transylvania County. Marker is on Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 431), 8 miles south of Lake Logan Road (North Carolina Highway 215), on the left when traveling south. Marker is located On the Blue Ridge Parkway, at the Richard Balsam Overlook. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brevard NC 28712, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Forest Decline (a few steps from this marker); North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest (approx. 3.8 miles away); Devil's Courthouse (approx. 4 miles away); Restoring A Forest (approx. 4 miles away); Looking Glass Rock
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Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2012
2. Highest Elevation on Blue Ridge Parkway Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2012
3. Marker on Blue Ridge Parkway
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2012
4. View from Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2012
5. Blue Ridge Parkway
Marker is on the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 431.4. The Parkway is a 469 mile road through the Blue Ridge Mountains that connects Shenandoah National Park in Virginia with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 3,154 times since then and 342 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 29, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
