 mount mitchell state park is a north carolina state park in yancey county, north carolina in the united states. established in 1915 by the state legislature, it became the first state park of north carolina. by doing so, it also established the north carolina state parks system within the same bill. located off of nc 128 and the blue ridge parkway near burnsville, north carolina, it includes the peak of mount mitchell, the highest peak east of the mississippi river. from the parking lot you can take a short hike to the summit which includes an obser
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