Green Mountain North Carolina Map
Explore Green Mountain, North Carolina, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Green Mountain, North Carolina
How to Use This Green Mountain, North Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Green Mountain, North Carolina. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Carolina or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Green Mountain.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Green Mountain |
| State | North Carolina (NC) |
| County | Yancey County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 35.993569 |
| Longitude | -82.25953 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 12.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 28740 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| County Seat | Burnsville |
About Green Mountain, North Carolina
Green Mountain is a locality in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Green Mountain is located at 35.9936°N, 82.2595°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 28740.Green Mountain claims its place upon the earth where the North Toe River carves a deliberate path through the rugged, uneven terrain. It lies 31.8 miles north-northeast of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 31°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-northeast of Burnsville. The landscape surrounding Green Mountain defines itself through steep, verdant slopes that rise toward the distant silhouettes of the Black Mountains, their blue-shadowed ridges often softened by a fine, persistent mist. Beyond the riverbank, the land folds into the quietude of Vians Valley, while the nearby Yancey County Open Space offers a sanctuary of untamed growth. Air here carries the scent of damp earth and cooling stone, a crisp vitality that lingers long after the sun dips behind the western peaks, casting long, lean shadows across the valley floor.
Hard-won resilience marks the history of Green Mountain, where generations have labored in the soil and navigated the complexities of life in these deep Appalachian reaches. Commerce has traditionally turned on the rhythms of the land, finding its footing in small-scale agriculture and the quiet extraction of mineral wealth that remains buried in the local strata. Visitors seeking the solace of the wild often venture toward the borders of the Pisgah National Forest, or find a moment of stillness near the quiet waters of Saylor Lake. Life moves in accordance with the turning seasons, a steady pace that honors the traditions of the mountains while remaining acutely aware of the shifting light that defines the character of the day.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Yancey County Open Space (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 238° SW
- Mitchell County Open Space (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 043° NE
- Pisgah National Forest (National Forest) — 5.0 mi, 341° N · 511k acres
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 203° SW
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 203° SW
- Otway Burns (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 203° SW
- Rock Bridge (Public Artwork) — 5.8 mi, 203° SW
- Yellow Mountain/Raven Cliffs Registered Heritage Area (Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 089° E
- Dianne Borde-Sutherland-Cane Creek Pottery (Gallery) — 7.7 mi, 080° E
- Mount Mitchell State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 191° S
- Conservation Fund Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 191° S
- Cherokee National Forest (National Forest) — 9.2 mi, 358° N · 662k acres
- North Cherokee National Forest & Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 358° N
- Unaka Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.4 mi, 339° N · 4,472 acres
- Yellow Mountain State Natural Area (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 063° NE
- Treats Studio (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 117° SE
- Toe River Arts (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 117° SE
- NC Mineral and Gem Festival (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 123° SE
- Ogle Rock (Viewpoint) — 13.5 mi, 182° S
- Roan Mountain State Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 038° NE
- Sampson Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.9 mi, 301° NW · 11k acres
- Buck Creek Trout Farm (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 160° S
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 211° SW
- Linville Falls (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 099° E
- Anderson Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 235° SW
- Rural Heritage Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 235° SW
- Daffodil Flats (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 119° SE
- State Line Drive-in Movie Theater (Cinema) — 22.9 mi, 008° N
- Historic Carson House (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 151° SE
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (National Park) — 47.5 mi, 241° SW · 521k acres
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About This Green Mountain Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Green Mountain, North Carolina. Coordinates: 35.993569, -82.25953. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Green Mountain includes the ZIP code (28740), telephone area code (828), county seat of Yancey County (Burnsville), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
