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Wright shows that, by using existing technology, Elisha Mitchell could have accurately measured the height of the Black Mountains without exposing himself to the risks that killed him in 1857.
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Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society
(NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 108 Issue 1, Spring 1992,
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Retired North Carolina Superior Court Judge John R. Friday offers fond recollections of his stint as a Mount Mitchell park ranger in the 1940s.
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Elisha Mitchell, scientist, minister, and University of North Carolina professor, lost his life trying to prove that Black Dome, now called Mount Mitchell, was the highest peak in the Eastern United States.
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A controversy between Elisha Mitchell and Thomas L. Clingman over who was first to identify, climb, and measure the tallest mountain in the state ended tragically when Mitchell fell to his death, while trying to prove his claim.
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In the Black Mountain range in Yancy County stand six of the tallest peaks east of the Rocky Mountains. All exceed 6,500 feet. The tallest is Mt. Mitchell, at 6,684 feet, which is also the tallest in eastern North America. Named for its early explorer, Elisha Mitchell, the peak is a place of great beauty and weather extremes. Currently the mountain's Fraser firs are dying from an imported European pest and acid rain and fog. Development is slowly creeping in upon the mountain, also.
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Elisha Mitchell, scientist, minister, and University of North Carolina professor, lost his life trying to prove that Black Dome, now called Mount Mitchell, was the highest peak in the eastern United States. After his death, the U.S. Geological Service in 1881-1882 upheld his measurements of the highest peak in the Black Mountain Range and officially named it after him.
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The author recalls his first trip to Mt. Mitchell in 1897. Wilson, who was five years old at the time, made the trip with his older brother and father. On the 1897 trip, the family spent four days visiting different mountain ranges and climbing to their summits. Wilson has returned to Mt. Mitchell many times since then, and even spent his honeymoon there in 1919. Today, the mountain is much easier to reach since roads and automobiles have taken the place of trails and horses.
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Mt. Mitchell, highest mountain in eastern part of the country, is to be made more attractive and accessible to thousands of visiting travelers with the addition of new tower. The new tower is to be built of native stone and will be located north of the present tower on the highest point of the peak.
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Towering 6,684 feet above sea level, North Carolina's Mount Mitchell is the highest peak in Eastern America. On the summit is a North Carolina State Park in which no point is less than a mile above sea level. From many points along the Blue Ridge Parkway, there are superlative views of Mitchell and its rugged neighboring peaks in the Black Mountain Range between Asheville and Spruce Pine.
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Mount Mitchell has log cabins, camping sites, outdoor furnaces, tables, firewood and many other conveniences.
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It is comparatively easy to gain the top of Mount Mitchell today, but conditions were greatly different before the advent of good roads in the mountain area.
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Several of the highest peaks in the Appalachians are contained in Mount Mitchell State Park. The view in all directions is one of the most awe-inspiring in western North Carolina.
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Mount Mitchell can be unforgiving and dangerous in the winter, but rangers work tirelessly to keep skiers and other tourists safe. The author describes a typical day for rangers during the winter months.
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Area residents in North Carolina are expressing varied reactions to the proposed Mount Mitchell National Park. Most show sentiments of distrust, particularly toward the intentions of the government and issues with resource exploitation and mass development.
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30502
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One of the highest mountain peaks in eastern North America, Mount Mitchell rises 6,684 feet above the Blue Ridge Parkway. Previously, Mount Mitchell has been considered difficult to photograph because many of the best locations were inaccessible. But now, new roads allow photographers to picture Mount Mitchell in new ways.
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