20.4 km
Length
+989 m
Ascent
−66 m
Descent
1,677 m
Highest point
1
Hairpins
9.2%
Max gradient
0h 27min
Drive time (approx.)
261 - Roan Mountain map
20.4 km · 1 hairpin · 1,677 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile700 m950 m1 200 m1 450 m1 700 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km1 677 m

What does 261 - Roan Mountain look like?

10-7-2024-NC1189 Minnie Lane
10-7-2024-NC1189 Minnie Lane · NCDOTcommunications · CC BY 2.0
Danthonia compressa
Danthonia compressa · Alan Weakley · CC0
Grassy Ridge Bald
Grassy Ridge Bald · Chaneyforkriver · CC0
Hypericum mitchellianum 23057282
Hypericum mitchellianum 23057282 · Mark Connolly · CC0
Round bald - panoramio
Round bald - panoramio · jpaxton · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bakersville, NC
Bakersville, NC · Kubigula · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Start and finish

Start
Bakersville
36.01541, -82.15877
Finish
Mitchell County
36.10610, -82.10987

Along the road

Fuel

4
Exxon 0.0 km · 753 m
Marathon 0.0 km · 753 m
Exxon 0.0 km · 753 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 9.8 km.

Restaurants and cafés

5
Southern Ridge Cafe 0.0 km · 753 m
Red Wolff Kitchen 0.0 km · 753 m
Los Dos Tucanez 0.0 km · 756 m
Lee's Country Cafe 0.2 km · 764 m
Melony's Pizza Subs & Salads 9.8 km · 970 m

Parking

33
Carver's Gap 20.4 km · 1,677 m
Carvers Gap 20.4 km · 1,677 m
31 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 20.4 km.

Toilets

2
2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 20.4 km.

Viewpoints

4
4 unnamed places along the road, from 18.5 km to 19.7 km.