Q: Following the most recent flooding, what areas inside the Fayetteville city limits are considered to be the highest elevation? Could you tell us at least the top three? — S.W., Fayetteville

A: The three highest elevation areas are in the same area of the north-central part of Fayetteville where the city borders Fort Bragg - just outside the Reilly Road access control point.

The highest area is on Telfair Drive, 294 feet above sea level. Telfair Drive runs between N. Reilly Road and Channing Drive. See a map at bit.ly/2IbRrQB.

The second and third highest areas are both 285 feet above sea level, one on Fillyaw Road near Bozeman Loop and the other in the corner of the city limits about 2,231 feet (680 meters) west of Fletcher Avenue across Stewart Creek.

A lot of people would probably expect Haymount to be near the top of the list, but the highest point there is just 216 feet. Cross Creek Mall, at 229 feet, is higher than Haymount.

It’s interesting to note that while North Carolina’s 6,684-foot Mount Mitchell is the highest point east of the Mississippi River, about half of the state is lower than 500 feet above sea level.

— Susan Turley
