Mount Mitchell

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Mount Mitchell is the tallest peak in the eastern United States, located in North Carolina within the Black Mountain subrange of the Appalachian Mountains.


Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain
summit
averageAnnualTemperature about 6 °C
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
easiestRoute paved road and short paved path
elevation 2037 m
6684 ft
firstAscent prehistory
hasDominantTreeSpecies Fraser fir
red spruce
hasListing U.S. state high point
Ultra-prominent peak
hasProtectedArea Mount Mitchell State Park
hasRoadAccess North Carolina Highway 128
hasSummitFacility observation deck
observation tower
hasTrail Deep Gap Trail
Mount Mitchell Trail
hasVegetationType southern Appalachian spruce–fir forest
hasViewOf Black Mountains
Black Mountains
surface form: "Blue Ridge Mountains"
isHighestPointOf Appalachian Mountains
Mississippi River basin
surface form: "Mississippi River drainage basin"

North Carolina
eastern United States
isPartOf Pisgah National Forest vicinity
isTouristAttraction true
isVolcanic false
KoppenClimateClassification Dfb
latitude 35.765° N
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains
Black Mountains
North Carolina
United States of America
surface form: "United States"

Yancey County, North Carolina
longitude 82.265° W
mountainRange Appalachian Mountains
Black Mountains
namedAfter Elisha Mitchell
parkEstablished 1915
prominence 1890 m
6200 ft
state North Carolina
topographicIsolation 1910 km
withinProtectedArea Mount Mitchell State Park

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Appalachian Mountains highestPoint Mount Mitchell
Blue Ridge Mountains highestPoint Mount Mitchell
Blue Ridge province highestPoint Mount Mitchell
North Carolina highestPoint Mount Mitchell
Ultras of North America includesPeak Mount Mitchell