North Carolina Gazetteer
Masa Knob is a physical feature (summit) in Swain County. The primary coordinates for Masa Knob places it within the NC 28719 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Masa Knob |
| Category: | North Carolina physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | Located along the North Carolina-Tennessee boundary between Mount Kephart and Charlies Bunion. |
| History: | Named for George Masa (died 1933), a Japanese photographer whose extensive knowledge of the area, acquired through eighteen years association with it, was recognized by appointing him to be a member of the Nomenclature Committee for the first maps of the Great Smoky Mountians National Park. |
| County: | Swain County |
| Latitude: | 35.6346828 |
| Longitude: | -83.3777174 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Masa Knob: Masa Knob.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Masa Knob does not include property ownership information.
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