- Elevation, modelled
- 1,993 m
- Tallest summit within 6.3 miles
- Mount Mitchell2,038 m · 0.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Ridge Parkway3.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 35.7677, -82.2645
Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds is a picnic site in North Carolina, at a modelled 1,993 m. Mount Mitchell stands 2,038 m to the south, 0.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mt Mitchell Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 3.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mitchell | S 190° | 2,038 m | 0.2 mi |
| Mount Craig | NNE 13° | 2,023 m | 0.7 mi |
| Balsam Cone | NNE 18° | 2,007 m | 1.6 mi |
| Big Tom | NNE 17° | 2,002 m | 0.9 mi |
| Cattail Peak | NNE 12° | 1,986 m | 2.1 mi |
| Clingmans Peak | SSW 208° | 1,981 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Gibbes | SSW 211° | 1,971 m | 2.3 mi |
| Potato Knob | SSW 210° | 1,946 m | 3.0 mi |
- 3.2 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 11.2 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: 0.2 mi
- Mount Craig: 0.7 mi
- Big Tom: 0.9 mi
- Commissary Hill: 1.1 mi
- Hallback: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Middle Fork Rock Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
- Mitchell Falls: 1.2 mi
- Galvladi Falls: 2.0 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Guyot Falls: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
- Toe River Campground: 8.0 mi
- Andrews Geyser: 8.2 mi
- Welsh Field: 8.8 mi
- Old Fort Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Yancey County Veterans Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Yancey County Confederate Soldiers Monument: 10.5 mi
- Otway Burns: 10.5 mi
- Arrowhead Monument: 10.7 mi
- Davidson's Fort Historic Park: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 24
- Friends: 10.4 mi
- Stream: 10.5 mi
- Petal & Leaves: 10.5 mi
- Black Mountain Range: 10.5 mi
- Rock Bridge: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 20
- Buck Creek Trout Farm: 6.5 mi
- Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 9.4 mi
- Navitat Canopy Adventures: 10.1 mi
- McDowell Tourism Authority: 10.7 mi
- Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine: 14.0 mi
Museums: 18
- Mt Mitchell Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Lloyd Bailey Annex: 10.6 mi
- McElroy House: 10.6 mi
- Old Fort Railroad Museum: 10.6 mi
- Mountain Gateway Museum: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 16
- Terrace garden: 5.6 mi
- Mountain Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Camp Celo Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Dr. John Wilson Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Columbarium Garden: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Rocky Knob: 5.0 mi
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary: 18.8 mi
- Florence Nature Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Falconhurst-West Asheville Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Marshall Nature Sanctuary: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Slaty Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Raven Cliffs: 19.3 mi
- Last house on the Hare RDG: 22.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 23.0 mi
- Roan High Bluff: 23.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Pinnacle Spring: 4.3 mi
- Hemphill Spring: 4.6 mi
- Mountain Spring @ Lakey Gap: 12.6 mi
- Gully Pipe: 20.8 mi
- Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Riverside Park Beach Access: 15.0 mi
- Boat beach: 21.7 mi
- Swimming beach: 21.7 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
Picnic sites: 2
- Carolina Hemlocks Rec. Area Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
- Linville Falls Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lost Cove: 22.3 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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