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Mount Mitchell (Attakulla in Cherokee) [3] is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and the highest peak in mainland North America east of the Mississippi River.It is located near Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina in the Black Mountain subrange of the Appalachians about 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Asheville.
The following is a list of North Carolina weather records. ... Mount Mitchell: Most snow from a single winter storm: 60 inches (152 cm) April 2–6, 1987:
Mount Mitchell State Park is a 4,789-acre (1,938 ha) [1] North Carolina state park in Yancey County, North Carolina in the United States. Established in 1915 by the state legislature, it became the first state park of North Carolina. By doing so, it also established the North Carolina State Parks System within the same bill.
Snow also likely fell at the top of Mount Mitchell Tuesday night. The mountain is still without power, and its webcam and weather station have been offline since Helene hit on Sept. 27.
Average snowfall in NC, winter temperatures. Data for Asheville winters from the NOAA's most recent 30-year normals includes: December - Average temperature 41.4 degrees, average snowfall 2.5 inches.
Beginning at about 7 a.m. Nov. 4, roughly a 1/2 inch of snow fell at some areas in Western North Carolina with elevations 4,000 feet and higher.
The 20 highest summits of North Carolina with at least 160 feet of topographic prominence; Rank Summit Mountain Range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Mount Mitchell [2] [a] Black Mountains: 6,684 ft 2037 m: 6,094 ft 1857 m: 1,189 mi 1,913 km 2
The advisory that is in effect starting at 1 p.m. Nov. 21 says snow is expected: "Total snow accumulations mainly of 1 to 2 inches in lower elevations, and 2 to 4 inches on ridgetops, with a few ...