This North Carolina State Park Rises 6,684 Feet Above Sea Level at the Highest Point East of the Mississippi
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This North Carolina State Park Rises 6,684 Feet Above Sea Level at the Highest Point East of the Mississippi

There is a place in North Carolina where the air gets noticeably cooler, the trees look different from anything you have seen before, and the ground beneath your feet sits higher than any other point east of the Mississippi River. That place is Mount Mitchell State Park, tucked into the Black Mountains near Burnsville, NC, […]

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