Name - Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina
City/State - Burnsville, NC
County - YANCEY
Region - Western North Carolina
Description - North Carolina. Mount Mitchell, 6684 feet (highest point east of Mississippi). Mount Mitchell State Park, Yancey County, southwest North Carolina. 35 miles northeast from Asheville. http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/momi/home.html