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Deep Gap

Yancey County, NC

Deep Gap is a high mountain gap in the Black Mountains of Yancey County, North Carolina, within Mount Mitchell State Park. It lies along the rugged Black Mountain Crest Trail (Deep Gap Trail), which traverses a string of 6,000-foot peaks north of Mount Mitchell, and is home to a popular backcountry campsite.

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