Murphy, NC Forest Service Topo Map (FSTopo)
by Forest Service FSTopo Quads (public domain), US
A free GeoPDF for offline GPS in the Cartahaven app, with free updates. How it works offline

About the Murphy quad
The Murphy quadrangle is a Forest Service FSTopo 7.5-minute map at 1:24,000 covering about 8.7 × 10 mi of Cherokee County, North Carolina. It overlaps National Forests in North Carolina. The GeoPDF is 2.9 MB.
What you get
- Your GPS position on the map. A blue dot on this official sheet shows where you are.
- Works with no signal. Download it once; the map and your GPS position keep working with no cell signal.
- Tracks, placemarks and photos. Record where you go, drop pins, and export GPX, KML or GeoJSON.
- Free updates. When a new edition is published here, it’s yours at no cost.
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- 3Tap “Get my maps”. It’s on your phone, ready offline.
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Where this map covers
Named places on this map
43 named features inside the Murphy — Forest Service FSTopo 7.5-minute quad sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Bates Mountain
- Beaver Top
- Bell Mountain
- Clink Webster Mountain
- Doll Top
- Fain Mountain
- Fains Knob
- Farmer Top
- Fort Butler Mountain
- Halls Knob
- Haydon Top
- Jack Top
- John Ish High Top
- Mary King Mountain
- Moccasin Mountain
- Panther Top
- Poorhouse Mountain
- Rall Top
- Rocky Fence Ridge · ridge
- Shingle Top
- Stalcup Top
- Stockade Mountain
- Wildcat Mountain
- Will Scott Mountain
and 2 more
Lakes, springs and falls
- Brewer Lake · reservoir
- Harold Wells Lake · reservoir
- Little Spring · spring
- Sandy Gap Lake Number Two · reservoir
- Tanglewood Lake Number Two · reservoir
- Tanglewood Lake Upper · reservoir
- Whitmire Lake Lower · reservoir
- Whitmire Lake Upper · reservoir
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Beaver Gap · gap
- Blackwell Gap · gap
- Cobb Bluff · cliff
- Coleman Gap · gap
- Crowder Bluff · cliff
- Jim Bell Gap · gap
- Lovers Leap · cliff
- Marr Gap · gap
- Moccasin Gap · gap
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 7, 2026 · 2.9 MB