The Black Mountains are a mountain range in western North Carolina, in the southeastern United States. They are part of the Blue Ridge Province of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The Black Mountai
The Black Mountains immersed in a snowstorm
Cattail Peak (left), Balsam Cone (middle), and Big Tom (right), viewed from Mount Craig
Potato Hill (left) and Cattail Peak (right), viewed from Winter Star Mountain
Spruce-fir stand on Mt. Mitchell
Mount Mitchell
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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 Caro
Black Mountains (North Carolina)
…Black Mountains The Black Mountains immersed in a snowstorm Highest point Peak Mount Mitchell Elevation 6,684 ft (2,037 m) Coordinates Geography Black Mountains Location within North Carolina Country United States State North Carolina Parent…
Mount Mitchell, viewed from the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
Surveyor's mark embedded in the observation tower notes the elevation of 6684-feet above sea level
Fall foliage at Mount Mitchell