Picnic

Picnic is a scenic viewpoint in South Toe Township, Yancey, North Carolina. Picnic is situated near Mount Mitchell Museum, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Mount Mitchell Observation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mount Mitchell and Mount Mitchell Museum.

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 Carolina, in the Black Mountain subrange of the Appalachians about 19 miles northeast of Asheville.

Museum

Mount Mitchell Museum is situated 610 feet south of Picnic.

Peak

Mount Craig, 6,647 feet, is the second highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and second only to 6,684 feet Mount Mitchell in eastern mainland North America.

Latitude

35.76795° or 35° 46′ 5″ north

Longitude

-82.26482° or 82° 15′ 53″ west

Open location code

867VQP9P+53

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Highlights: Mount Mitchell Observation and 168.

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