Introduction
Home to the highest natural point in the State of North Carolina—and in the United States of America east of the Mississippi River—is Yancey County, North Carolina. Mount Mitchell represents the highest point in the eastern United States of America and is specifically located in the southern portion of the county, within reach of the City of Asheville to the southwest.
Local Interest
Within the limits of Yancey County, North Carolina, the top of Mount Mitchell provides visitor information and services just shy of 6,700 feet above official sea level in the region. However, within the Town of Burnsville, which serves as the county seat of Yancey County, are the notable local attractions of the NuWray Hotel, the Otway Burns Statue, the Chase-Coletta House, and the Yancey History Association.
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