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MT. MITCHELL STATE PARK
TRAIL 191
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| LOCATION:
Northwest North Carolina |
| HIKE
STARTS: Mt. Mitchell |
| HIKE ENDS:
NC 1159 |
| TOTAL
DISTANCE: 9.6 Miles |
| HIKE TYPE:
One-Way, Shuttle Hike |
| HIKE
DIFFICULTY: Difficult |
| TRAILS
USED: 179, 191, 191-A |
| TRAIL
TRAFFIC: Moderate to Heavy |
| TRIP TYPE:
Day or Overnight Hike |
| MANAGEMENT:
Mt. Mitchell State Park |
HIGHLIGHTS: Mt. Mitchell at
6684 feet is the highest peak in North Carolina and it is named for Dr. Elisha
Mitchell, a professor of sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill. He correctly deduced
that the peak was the highest in the Black Mountain range, but Dr. Mitchell
unfortunately died at a waterfall on the western slope of the mountain.
There are spectacular views from a lookout tower at the summit of Mt. Mitchell
and on Trail 191 as it wraps along the eastern ridge of the Black Mountains.
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