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United States : North Carolina
36 degrees north, 82 degrees west (visit #2) - All Pictures


#1: A confluence point among the rhododendrons.
A confluence point among the rhododendrons.
#2: Clockwise from the upper left: Looking N, E, S, & W.
Clockwise from the upper left:  Looking N, E, S, & W.
#3: Less than 20 feet from a fresh road cut, the GPS zeroed out under a cover of leaves.
Less than 20 feet from a fresh road cut, the GPS zeroed out under a cover of leaves.
#4: Somewhere under this cover of impenetrable slash bulldozed downhill from this road cut sits 36N 82W.
Somewhere under this cover of impenetrable slash bulldozed downhill from this road cut sits 36N 82W.
#5: The nearby picturesque mountain spring photographed in 2001 is now a PVC pipe at the edge of a road cut.
The nearby picturesque mountain spring photographed in 2001 is now a PVC pipe at the edge of a road cut.
#6: The new road makes a switchback just east of the cp. Walking down this drainage is a relatively easy way to reach 36N 82W.
The new road makes a switchback just east of the cp.  Walking down this drainage is a relatively easy way to reach 36N 82W.
#7: Walking uphill on this new road cut would bring you to within 20 feet of this cp.
Walking uphill on this new road cut would bring you to within 20 feet of this cp.
#8: A newly cleared road at 36N 82W has opened up the view to the southwest, towards the Appalachian Trail.
A newly cleared road at 36N 82W has opened up the view to the southwest, towards the Appalachian Trail.
#9: This parking spot on Mullins Hill Road is a half mile away from, and 900 feet lower than, the cp.
This parking spot on Mullins Hill Road is a half mile away from, and 900 feet lower than, the cp.
#10: 36N 82W sits southwest of the high point of Buck Hill, seen here from 1.5 miles away from Highway 194.
36N 82W sits southwest of the high point of Buck Hill, seen here from 1.5 miles away from Highway 194.