- Elevation, modelled
- 2,005 m
- Tallest summit within 6.2 miles
- Mount Mitchell2,038 m · 0.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7664, -82.2656
Mt Mitchell Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled 2,005 m. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the south-southeast, 0.1 miles off. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.1 miles off.
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Mt Mitchell Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | SSE 165° | 2,038 m | 0.1 mi |
| Mount Craig | NNE 15° | 2,023 m | 0.8 mi |
| Balsam Cone | NNE 19° | 2,007 m | 1.7 mi |
| Big Tom | NNE 19° | 2,002 m | 1.0 mi |
| Cattail Peak | NNE 13° | 1,986 m | 2.2 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | SSW 208° | 1,981 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | SSW 211° | 1,971 m | 2.2 mi |
| Potato Knob | SSW 210° | 1,946 m | 2.9 mi |
- 3.1 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 11.1 mi off the Black Mountain Rag
- 15.3 mi off the Interstate 26 Scenic Highway
- 15.4 mi off the South Mountain Scenery
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Mitchell: 0.1 mi
- Mount Craig: 0.8 mi
- Big Tom: 1.0 mi
- Commissary Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hallback: 1.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Middle Fork Rock Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
- Mitchell Falls: 1.2 mi
- Galvladi Falls: 2.1 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Guyot Falls: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 10.6 mi
- Otway Burns: 10.6 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 10.6 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 20
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 6.6 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 9.3 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 10.0 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 10.7 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 14.1 mi
Museums: 17
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 10.6 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 10.6 mi
- McElroy House: 10.7 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 10.7 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 10.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.4 mi
- Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 16.4 mi
- McDowell County Rest Area: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Boat beach: 21.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 22.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
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- Asheville · 21 mi
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