[DOC] [TLE] Mount Mitchell - Wikipedia [PAR] Mount Mitchell is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and the highest 
peak in mainland eastern North America. It is located near Burnsville in Yancey 
County, North Carolina, in the Black ... Elevation, 6,684 ft (2,037 m) ... The peak is 
the highest mountain in the United States east of the Mississippi River, and the... [DOC] [TLE] The 10 Tallest Mountains East of the Mississippi | USA Today [PAR] By a substantial margin, the highest peaks in the United States lie west of the 
Mississippi, ... The top 10 are: (1) 6,684-foot Mount Mitchell, (2) 6,647-foot Mount 
Craig, ... a small but significant range in western North Carolina named for their 
dark ... River, are perhaps the most imposing nest of peaks in the eastern U.S.: 
Not... [DOC] [TLE] Elisha Mitchell and his mountain - North Carolina Digital History [PAR] His work revealed that the highest peak east of the Mississippi River was ... had 
correctly identified the highest point in the eastern United States. ... He used 
barometric observations to calculate the elevation of mountain summits in 
western North Carolina. ... The modern calculation of Mount Mitchell's elevation is 
6,684 feet. [DOC] [TLE] Western North Carolina Physical Geography - Hike WNC [PAR] Although the peak elevations of the southern Appalachians aren't that impressive 
... The highest point on the Blue Ridge, Grandfather Mountain, reaches nearly 
6000'. ... in the east); Mount Mitchell - 6684 feet - (highest point east of the 
Mississippi River, in the Black Mountain range) .... Advertising Information | 
Contact Us [DOC] [TLE] Mount Mitchell | mountain, North Carolina, United States | Britannica ... [PAR] Mount Mitchell, highest peak in North Carolina and in the United States east of 
the Mississippi River, reaching an elevation of 6,684 feet (2,037 metres). It is 
located in Yancey county, in the western part of the state, about 20 miles (30 km) 
... Mitchell, who in 1835 surveyed it as the highest point in the eastern United 
States. [DOC] [TLE] Blue Ridge | mountains, United States | Britannica.com [PAR] Jan 29, 2015 ... Grandfather Mountain in the Blue Ridge, western North Carolina. ... at 6,684 feet (
2,037 metres) the highest peak east of the Mississippi ... the highest point in 
Virginia; Sassafras Mountain (3,560 feet [1,085 ... major rivers have cut gaps 
through the ridgethe Roanoke, James, and Potomac, all in Virginia. [DOC] [TLE] Mt. Mitchell NC Views & Hikes - Romantic Asheville [PAR] ... Mount Mitchell State Park in North Carolina on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the 
highest ... (elevation 6,684 feet) is the highest point east of the Mississippi River. 
... Craig (6,647 feet, the second highest peak in the eastern United States), take a
... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about US Geography - StudyStack [PAR] This 6,684-foot peak in western North Carolina is the highest U.S. point east of 
the ... The source of the Mississippi River on the edge of this lake in Minnesota... [DOC] [TLE] North Carolina Base and Elevation Maps - Netstate [PAR] The North Carolina elevation map illustrates the elevation above sea level ... A 
small inset shows North Carolina among the other 47 Continental United States. 
... at the Atlantic Ocean, the land rises to a high point of 6,684 feet above sea 
level in ... point in North Carolina and the highest point east of the Mississippi 
River. [DOC] [TLE] The Appalachians - Mountains [PAR] The Appalachians are the chief mountain system of eastern North America, and 
the oldest mountains in the United States ....... ... and the highest peak of the 
entire system, Mount Mitchell in North Carolina (6,684 feet; 2,037 m.), which is 
also the highest point east of the Mississippi River. Rivers draining into the 
Atlantic... [DOC] [TLE] Mount Mitchell State Park | NC State Parks [PAR] Oct 10, 2016 ... One of those places that stand apart from the ordinary, Mount Mitchell's dramatic 
summit is the highest point east of the Mississippi at 6684 feet... [DOC] [TLE] SB6K BlackMtns - Carolina Mountain Club [PAR] Blackstock Knob is located on

Question: This 6,684-foot peak in western North Carolina is the highest U.S. point east of the Mississippi River
Answer: Mount Mitchell