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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.
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 Old Mitchell hike is a classic option among the many choices for hiking at Mount Mitchell. A somewhat challenging trail, the 4-mile loop climbs about 975 feet, with a highest elevation of a ...
Mount Mitchell Scenic Drive Mount Mitchell State Park. The route serves as a spur from the Blue Ridge Parkway to Mount Mitchell. The highway begins at mile marker 355 on the Blue Ridge Parkway (on the border of Yancey and Buncombe counties); once past the gates, drivers are greeted by the only NC 128 shield on the whole route, its only indication (other than on a map) that it is a state highway.
After Craggy Gardens, continue on the parkway for another 25 minutes to Mt. Mitchell State Park which at 6,684 feet, is the highest point east of the Mississippi River.
Mount Mitchell State Park: Highlights: Mount Mitchell is the highest point east of the Mississippi River, NC Parks says. On a clear day, the observation deck provides unbeatable mountain views ...
Image of Mitchell Falls from 1859 book. The falls are located downstream from "far downstream of the Mount Mitchell State Park boundary" on a private property hunting reserve. [2] Although it is normally forbidden, groups and photographers have in the past received special permission to access the falls.
As of 11 a.m. Dec. 11, the parkway was closed from N.C. 128/Milepost 355.3 at the entrance to Mount Mitchell State Park, to south of Craggy Gardens Tunnel at MP 376, to the Great Smoky Mountains ...