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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 .
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 .
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.
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 State Park's high-elevation restaurant reopens to the public. What to know about the menu and new operators.
The transaction more than doubled the size of Mount Mitchell, the state's first park, namesake to the 6,684-foot-high mountain. Views from Mount Mitchell Cafe & Eatery, formerly Mount Mitchell ...
The park system began in 1916 when the summit of Mount Mitchell became first state park in the Southeastern United States. [1] According to the Division of Parks & Recreation, "the State Parks Act of 1987 lists six types of units included in the NC State Parks System."
Southern Living named an Asheville-adjacent park the best of North Carolina’s 41 state parks. But there are some winners closer to the Triangle.