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Surveyor's mark embedded in the observation tower notes the elevation of 6684-feet above sea level Fall foliage at Mount Mitchell. The peak is the highest mountain in the United States east of the Mississippi River, [4] [5] and the highest in all of eastern North America south of the Arctic Cordillera.
In addition to Mount Mitchell itself, the park encompasses several other peaks which top out at over 6,000 feet (1,800 m) in elevation, including Mount Hallback, Mount Craig (just 52 feet (16 m) shy of Mount Mitchell in elevation and the second highest peak east of the Mississippi River), Big Tom and Balsam Cone. Trails lead to all these ...
Mount Mitchell is the highest peak in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Mount Mitchell [2] [a] Black Mountains: 6,684 ft
About 125 peaks exceed 5,000 feet (1,500 m) in elevation. [6] The highest peak in the Blue Ridge (and in the entire Appalachian chain) is Mount Mitchell in North Carolina at 6,684 feet (2,037 m). There are 39 peaks in North Carolina and Tennessee higher than 6,000 feet (1,800 m); by comparison, in the northern portion of the Appalachian chain ...
Mount Mitchell’s temperature is often lower than the surrounding towns and cities due to its higher elevation ― on average, several degrees colder in the town of Burnsville and 10-15 degrees ...
In 1855, Thomas Lanier Clingman (1812–1897), a politician and former student of Mitchell's, climbed a summit north of Stepps Gap known as Black Dome (what is now Mount Mitchell) and measured its elevation at 6,941 feet (2,116 m).
In 2016, The Conservation Fund celebrated the centennial of the N.C. State Park System and Mount Mitchell by purchasing 2,744 acres in the Black Mountains adjacent to Mitchell and giving the land ...
The MST has the distinction of being the highest elevation long-distance trail in the eastern United States as it crosses Mount Mitchell at 6,684 feet (2,037 m). [ citation needed ] Incorporated trails