Kent Schwarzkopf, and “Mount Mitchell and the Black Mountains,” by Timothy Silver: In 1835, Mitchell and two guides hiked through thick rhododendron to a high summit in the Blacks. In a dense ...

Mount Mitchell State Park ― North Carolina's first ... east of the Mississippi River at 6,684 feet elevation, with a summit observation deck providing panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Note: Mount Mitchell State Park is under long-term closure ... Unlike many trails, this summit can be reached by car. A 4.5-mile paved road off the Blue Ridge Parkway takes you to the top ...

MOUNT MITCHELL – Big changes are coming to North ... the 4-mile road to the summit, with information on park history, geology, wildlife and other tidbits that a visitor would get at the park ...