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Mount Mitchell Stats
Mount Mitchell is the highest point east of the Mississippi River and stands at a respectable 6,684 ft above sea level. This elevation puts Mt. Mitchell at position 16 for the highest peaks in the United States. The peak prominence for Mitchell is 6,148 putting it at position 12 for prominent peaks in the country. Mt. Mitchell's isolation is an impressive 1,188.99 miles. Originally named Black Dome by early European-American settlers, it was renamed after Elisha Mitchell, a UNC professor who was determined the mountain was higher than Mount Washington and spent years making his case. The endeavor ultimately cost him his life; he fell to death at Mitchell Falls in 1857. He is buried at the summit of Mount Mitchell.
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