• Mount Mitchell (Attakulla in Cherokee) is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and the highest peak in mainland North America east of the Mississippi River.
  • Mount Mitchell, located about 35 miles northeast of Ashville, in North Carolina's Black Mountains is the highest peak in the US east of the Mississippi River.
  • Mount Mitchell's summit (elevation 6,684 feet), located in the Black Mountain range of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Western North Carolina, is the highest point...
  • Towering above the surrounding forest at an impressive 6,684 feet above sea level, Mount Mitchell is the tallest peak east of the Mississippi River.
  • Why not come visit Mount Mitchell State Park? ... It's currently 32°F with winds near 22 mph. If you're coming up the mountain today, remember a jacket!
  • His body was found at the base of a waterfall near the summit. The area around the peak was later designated as Mount Mitchell State Park in 1915.
  • Mount Mitchell, highest peak in North Carolina and in the United States east of the Mississippi River, reaching an elevation of 6,684 feet (2,037 metres).
  • It allows visitors to punch in a date from the past, such as the visitor's birthday, to find out the weather conditions on Mount Mitchell's summit on that date.
  • Mount Mitchell State Park is located at milepost 355.3 of the Blue Ridge Parkway on NC 128, which winds 4.8 miles to a large parking area near the summit.
  • I visited Mount Mitchell State Park to hike Mount Mitchell itself, and the Mount Mitchell Trail was outstanding.