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
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
Appalachian Mountains
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The Appalachian Mountains are a vast mountain range situated in eastern North America, extending roughly 2,050 mi from central Alabama to Newfoundland along a generally southwest–northeast axis. Along
Mount Mitchell
…Mount Mitchell (Attakulla in Cherokee) 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…
The Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachian chain, near Sparta, North Carolina
The hills of the Notre Dame Mountains in Quebec, Canada
The Appalachian Trail at Mount Minsi in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley
The Appalachian Mountains seen from the International Space Station