Mount Mitchell Campground

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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 2,700 feet northeast of Mount Mitchell Campground.

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

35.76031° or 35° 45′ 37″ north

Longitude

-82.27096° or 82° 16′ 16″ west

Wheelchair access

Operator

North Carolina Division of Parks & Recreation

Open location code

867VQP6H+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=camp_site

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