Mount Mitchell State Park celebrates its 100th anniversary this month, with a land expansion underway that stands to more than double the size of the park. The oldest of 41 parks operated by the N.C.

ASHEVILLE - Hungry hikers and thirsty sightseers traversing the highest mountain in the East can now refuel on robust burgers, seasonal salads and freshly caught trout at a newly reopened park ...

Choose your own angle - take in the stunning Appalachian mountains as they unfold in 360° panoramic video. Join us as we hike to the observation deck at Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in North ...

Along the southern end of the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi River, hundreds of acres of critically endangered forests have been on the wish list of public and private conservation groups ...

MOUNT MITCHELL – When Daniel Jackson woke up Sunday morning, like most people in Western North Carolina, where winter storm Diego dumped more than a foot of snow in places, he was snowed in. Really ...

Lynn McDole saw dozens of cyclists whipping past her on Asheville Highway in Landrum on Saturday, and she sensed the frenzy and excitement of the riders preparing for the Assault on Mount Mitchell.

MOUNT MITCHELL, N.C. — All 13 state parks in North Carolina that were closed after Hurricane Helene have officially reopened, with Mount Mitchell celebrating with a grand ceremony on Thursday. Mount ...

A Hairy Woodpecker tap-tap-taps on a pine tree just below the summit of Mount Mitchell. It’s a sunny spring day. It’s 46 degrees - about 10 degrees cooler than nearby Burnsville. With the park now ...

Christopher Zieman's first trek to the top of Mount Mitchell was a memorable one. The Chapel Hill, N.C., native was the first to finish the Assault on Mount Mitchell Monday, finishing the 102.7-mile ...

This is the fourth article in a series on state parks in Western North Carolina. The park system is celebrating its centennial. MOUNT MITCHELL - Jake Blood likes nothing more than a hard, calf-burning ...

It is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River. Mount Mitchell is in Yancey County, and entombed atop it is the man for whom the mountain is named. It is the highest peak east of the Mississippi ...