Mount Mitchell elevation
6,684ft
above sea level · 2,037 m
Mount Mitchell is the highest point in North Carolina and the 16th highest of the 50 state high points. It’s in Yancey County, according to the USGS gazetteer.
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 35.76° N · 82.26° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 35° 45′ 53″ N · 82° 15′ 53″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 17S · 385,661 E · 3,958,595 N
- Zone 17 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Eastern Time
- UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Ground height (3DEP)
- 6,668 ft
- What the USGS model gives at this exact point, on a 1 m grid. The official elevation is 6,684 ft.
Compared with other state high points
At 6,684 ft (2,037 m), Mount Mitchell is the 16th highest of the 50 state high points. The highest is Denali, in Alaska (20,310 ft), and the lowest is Britton Hill, in Florida (345 ft).
The USGS table “Elevations and Distances in the United States” gives it 6,684 ft. The 3DEP elevation model gives 6,668 ft at the gazetteer point: 16 ft less, which is normal on a summit: the model averages the ground in each cell.
North Carolina’s capital, Raleigh, is 203 mi away in a straight line and 6,369 ft lower.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Charlotte, 88 mi away in a straight line and 5,921 ft lower.
North Carolina’s lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean, at sea level: a total relief of 6,684 ft.
- 16 Mount Mitchell 6,684 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Mount Mitchell.
How tall is Mount Mitchell?
Mount Mitchell is 6,684 feet (2,037 m) above sea level. That’s the official USGS figure, from its table of state high points.
What are the coordinates of Mount Mitchell?
Latitude 35.76476 and longitude -82.26486, in decimal degrees (35° 45′ 53″ N · 82° 15′ 53″ W). In UTM, zone 17: 385,661 E and 3,958,595 N, on NAD83.
Is Mount Mitchell the highest mountain in the US?
No. It’s the 16th highest of the 50 state high points. The highest is Denali, in Alaska, at 20,310 ft.
What county is Mount Mitchell in?
The summit point falls in Yancey County, North Carolina. The USGS table lists Yancey.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.
Sources
- USGS, “Elevations and Distances in the United States” The official elevation of the summit. Public domain.
- USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The ground height at the summit point, to check the figure. Public domain.
- USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The position and official name of the summit. Public domain.
- TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
- timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
- Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).
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