Keywords: Mount Mitchell-27527.jpg Looking southwest from the observation tower atop Mount Mitchell in Yancey County North Carolina USA At 6 684 feet Mount Mitchell isn't just the highest point in the Appalachians it's also the highest peak in North America east of the Mississippi <br>Photo taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 http //www kenthomas us KenThomas us<br> personal website of photographer 2006-07-22 12 32-04 <sup>ISO 8601</sup> Ken Thomas This image is released to the public domain and therefore no permission or credit is required <br>Comments and/or feedback however are always welcome See my user page for contact info 35 45 52 76 N 82 15 54 07 W heading SW Mount Mitchell Blue Ridge Parkway Yancey County North Carolina Taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 |