West Jefferson, NC
West Jefferson is a small mountain town in northwestern North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, sitting at 3,100 feet elevation as Ashe County's seat. US 221 runs north-south through town, connecting to Boone 20 miles southeast and Virginia to the north, while SR 194 heads east-west toward Banner Elk. From Charlotte, take I-77 north to US 21, then US 221 for about 100 miles total. The town center features a large mural celebrating the local Christmas tree farming industry that dominates the surrounding hills.
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The closest airport to West Jefferson, NC is Piedmont Triad International Airport, 173 km (about 2 h 19 min by car).
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West Jefferson, NC is in United States, at 36.394, -81.490 - about 5 km south-west of Jefferson, NC.
