Mount Mitchell

Mount Mitchell
Mount Mitchell
	Mount Mitchell, viewed from the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
Highest point
Elevation	6,684 ft (2,037 m)
Prominence	6,089 ft (1,856 m)
Isolation	1,189 miles (1,914 km)
Listing	World most isolated peaks 31st; North America isolated peaks 4th; US most prominent peaks 62nd; U.S. state high points 16th; Ultra;
Coordinates	35°45′53″N 82°15′54″W
Geography
	Mount Mitchell North Carolina, U.S. Mount Mitchell Mount Mitchell (the United States)
Location	Yancey County, North Carolina, U.S.
Parent range	Appalachian Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Mitchell
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Mitchell, known in Cherokee as Attakulla (Tsalagi: ᎠᏔᎫᎳ), 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. Mount Mitchell's elevation is 6,684 feet (2,037 m) above sea level. Mount Mitchell is ranked 31st by topographic isolation.

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