File:Mount Mitchell highest elevation in North Carolina and highest elevation in the Blue Ridge at 6,684 feet.jpg
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English: Mount Mitchell — This land feature is the highest elevation in North Carolina and highest elevation in the Blue Ridge at 6,684 feet. It also happens to be the highest elevation east of the Mississippi River. Mount Mitchell was named for University of North Carolina Professor Elisha Mitchell (d. 1857), who is believed to have ascended this summit in 1835.
Top: View of Mount Mitchell in North Carolina (credit: Alan Cressler @alan_cressler on Flickr). Bottom: Snapshot from the 1855 support document submitted by J.H. Colton & Co. to the U.S. Board on Geographical Names. View the original records at on.doi.gov/MountMitchell Thanks to Alan Cressler for submitting his photo to our USGS Science In Action Flickr Group! Submit your photo for a chance to be featured! bit.ly/USGSPhotoPool |
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| Author | U.S. Geological Survey |
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