Mount Mitchell

SummitNorth Carolina, United States

About Mount Mitchell

Mount Mitchell 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. It is protected by Mount Mitchell State Park and surrounded by the Pisgah National Forest.

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6,683ftElevation
6,089ftProminence

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Forecast near Mount Mitchell · destination elevation 6,683 ft. Conditions can vary with elevation.

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50°F / 36°F
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7 mph SE
Tomorrow
63°F / 44°F
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15 mph W
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65°F / 43°F
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5 mph NW
Fri
62°F / 44°F
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4 mph ENE

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35.7649° N, 82.2651° WOpenStreetMapGoogle Maps

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