Mitchell Falls, Black Mountain

Name: Mitchell Falls
Address: Black Mountain, United States

#2 among attractions in Black Mountain

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Waterfall

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Mitchell Falls is a 25-foot waterfall located in Yancey County, North Carolina on the slope of Mount Mitchell, the highest mountain in the Appalachian Mountain chain and highest point in the eastern United States. The falls, the mountain and its related state park are named for Elisha Mitchell, a professor who, while confirming his measurements of the mountain, fell over a rocky ledge above the falls to his death on June 27, 1857. ()

Height: 8 mCoordinates: 35°46'26"N, 82°17'1"W

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Mitchell Falls – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blue Ridge Mountains, Great Craggy Mountains, Roaring Fork Falls, Celo Knob.

1.9 kmSE
Natural feature
Blue Ridge Mountains, Mount Mitchell State Park
31 min walk • The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, and extends 550 miles southwest from southern Pennsylvania through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia.
11 kmSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Craggy Mountains, Thunder Ridge Wilderness
169 min walk • The Great Craggy Mountains, commonly called the Craggies, are a mountain range in western North Carolina, United States. They are a subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains and encompass an area of approx. 194 sq mi.
8.2 kmE
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Roaring Fork Falls, Old Fort
131 min walk • Roaring Fork Falls, also called Roaring Creek Falls, is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, in North Carolina.
9.3 kmN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Celo Knob, Pisgah National Forest
147 min walk • Celo Knob is the northernmost major peak in the Black Mountains of western North Carolina. It is located just north of Mount Mitchell State Park in the Pisgah National Forest.
5.7 kmSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Setrock Creek Falls, Pisgah National Forest
91 min walk • Setrock Creek Falls is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, in North Carolina.
10 kmSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Douglas Falls, Pisgah National Forest
161 min walk • Douglas Falls are a 60-foot waterfall located in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is on a tributary of Waterfall Creek which flows into the Ivy River, and it is within the Big Ivy section of the Pisgah National Forest.
6.7 kmW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Walker Falls, Pisgah National Forest
106 min walk • Walker Falls is a 45-foot cascading waterfall in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Its ease of access makes it a popular destination for waterfall hunters.
8.2 kmNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Whiteoak Creek Falls, Pisgah National Forest
131 min walk • Whiteoak Creek Falls, is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, in North Carolina.
6.5 kmSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Glassmine Falls, Black Mountain
103 min walk • Glassmine Falls is an ephemeral waterfall in Buncombe County, North Carolina, on Glassmine Branch, near Barnardsville, NC. It is located below the Blue Ridge Parkway around milepost 362.