Lowgap, Township of Franklin, Surry County, North Carolina, United States

Alternative Names:	Beulah, Low Gap, Lowgap
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Region:	Township of Franklin, Surry County, North Carolina, United States
Latitude:	36° 31' 32" N
Longitude:	80° 52' 2" W
Lat/Long (dec):	36.52569,-80.8673
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Elevation:	444m
Population:	324 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	4477482
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:4477482:6
GUID:	ca2e9155-802f-4779-9424-66f3bd8b32af

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Grayson Quarry (Number 2 Quarry and Mill), Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 34' 29" N	80° 55' 33" W	7.6km (4.7 miles)
Quarry Number 3 (MRDS - 10076244), Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 34' 29" N	80° 55' 33" W	7.6km (4.7 miles)
Crabill Prospect, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 34' 32" N	80° 55' 53" W	8.0km (5.0 miles)
Carrico Pits, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA	36° 32' 59" N	80° 58' 0" W	9.3km (5.8 miles)
Freeman property (Freeman Mine; Tar Heel Manganese Co. Mine), Surry County, North Carolina, USA	36° 25' 33" N	80° 50' 37" W	11.3km (7.0 miles)
Unnamed Talc-Soapstone Prospect (MRDS - 10228211), Delhart, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 35' 35" N	80° 58' 46" W	12.5km (7.8 miles)
Unnamed Talc-Soapstone Prospect (MRDS - 10203708), Delhart, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 34' 59" N	80° 59' 16" W	12.5km (7.8 miles)
Unnamed Talc-Soapstone Prospect (MRDS - 10252227), Delhart, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 35' 49" N	80° 58' 34" W	12.6km (7.8 miles)
Unnamed Talc-Soapstone Prospect (MRDS - 10130919), Delhart, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 35' 9" N	80° 59' 11" W	12.6km (7.8 miles)
Unnamed Talc-Soapstone Prospect (MRDS - 10300938), Delhart, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 35' 42" N	80° 58' 44" W	12.6km (7.8 miles)
Unnamed Talc-Soapstone Prospect (MRDS - 10155180), Delhart, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 36' 1" N	80° 58' 27" W	12.7km (7.9 miles)
Unnamed Manganese Prospect (MRDS - 10159743), Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 36' 6" N	80° 58' 24" W	12.7km (7.9 miles)
Unnamed Manganese Prospect (MRDS - 10276237), Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 34' 5" N	81° 0' 34" W	13.6km (8.4 miles)
Nuchols Prospect, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 38' 21" N	80° 57' 35" W	15.1km (9.4 miles)
Blair Occurrence, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 38' 42" N	80° 57' 30" W	15.6km (9.7 miles)
Choate Quarry, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA	36° 32' 26" N	81° 2' 44" W	16.0km (10.0 miles)
Meadow Creek Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 38' 36" N	80° 58' 29" W	16.2km (10.1 miles)
J. C. Pierce Prospect, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 39' 31" N	80° 56' 42" W	16.3km (10.2 miles)
Glade Valley, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA	36° 28' 16" N	81° 3' 0" W	17.4km (10.8 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10155288), Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 40' 29" N	80° 57' 52" W	18.7km (11.6 miles)
H. Cox Prospect (Cox's Mine), Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 36' 10" N	81° 3' 37" W	19.2km (12.0 miles)
Unnamed Sulfur Prospect (MRDS - 10300746), Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 35' 59" N	81° 3' 52" W	19.4km (12.1 miles)
Fulton Prospect, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 36' 1" N	81° 3' 52" W	19.5km (12.1 miles)
Unnamed Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10179529), Carroll County, Virginia, USA	36° 41' 44" N	80° 56' 29" W	20.0km (12.4 miles)
Leonard Mine (Clifton Copper and Silver Mine; Clifton Mine), Iron Ridge Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA	36° 41' 51" N	80° 56' 27" W	20.2km (12.6 miles)
Unnamed Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10130759), Carroll County, Virginia, USA	36° 41' 56" N	80° 56' 20" W	20.3km (12.6 miles)
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10276425), Carroll County, Virginia, USA	36° 42' 2" N	80° 56' 17" W	20.5km (12.7 miles)
Poole Prospect, Gossan Lead Mining District, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 39' 6" N	81° 2' 7" W	20.5km (12.8 miles)
Bald Knob deposit, Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA	36° 32' 59" N	81° 5' 44" W	20.6km (12.8 miles)
Moore Prospect No. 1, Gossan Lead Mining District, Grayson County, Virginia, USA	36° 38' 5" N	81° 3' 15" W	20.6km (12.8 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Magnetite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Hornblendite

ⓘ Schist

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Great Smoky Mountains Rift Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Piedmontia Domain, North America Plate	Domain
USA	Country
North Carolina, USA	State
Surry County, North Carolina, USA	County
Southeastern United States, USA	Area

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