Sponsored by The Catawba Valley Astronomy Club Julian Price Park Picnic Area, Blue Ridge Parkway South of Blowing Rock, NC mile 296.5. Take NC 80 from Marion NC to the Parkway. Head South on the Parkway. After you pass through three tunnels, the Mt. Mitchell Overlook will be the next one on the right. This is one of those overlooks where you pull off up a hill and the parking area loops around.
Weather here is much more stable that on top of Mt. Mitchell.