Henderson County is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern North Carolina, on the border with South Carolina. The Eastern Continental Divide, which lies along the crest of the Blue Ridge, passes through the county.
The Peak. Though the woods were nice, this is really a hike to El Toro peak â the highest point in the El Yunque National Forest. We had great views from the peak â mostly of the back of El Yunque, the north and east coasts, and the towns in the NE part of Puerto Rico ( Ceiba, Naguabo, Juncos, Las Piedras, &Humacao).
This elevation map of New Mexico illustrates the number of feet or meters the state rises above sea level. As you can see by the map, New Mexico resides at elevations well over 2,000 feet above sea level. The mean elevation of the state is 5,700 feet above sea level ranking New Mexico as the fourth highest state. The lowest point in New Mexico, 2,842 feet above sea level, is at the northern end of the Red Bluff Reservoir on the Pecos River. In Eddy County, New Mexico, this low point is located about 40 miles north of Pecos, Texas. The highest point in New Mexico, Wheeler Peak at 13,161 feet above sea level, is found in northern New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo Range, at the southern end of the Rocky Mountains. Taos is located around 15 miles to the southwest.