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Mount Mitchell

Location: Yancey County, NC, US

Elevation: 6,686 feet

3 recorded summits

Current Conditions

Weather: Light drizzle

Temperature: 49°F

Wind: 11 mph

Humidity: 90%

7-Day Summit Window

Best day: 2026-04-10 (score: 95/100)

  • 2026-04-04: Good (75/100) - Chance of precipitation, breezy
  • 2026-04-05: Good (62/100) - Chance of precipitation, breezy, cool
  • 2026-04-06: Excellent (87/100) - Overcast, calm winds
  • 2026-04-07: Excellent (90/100) - Partly cloudy, calm winds
  • 2026-04-08: Excellent (85/100) - Clear skies, calm winds, cool
  • 2026-04-09: Excellent (90/100) - Partly cloudy, calm winds
  • 2026-04-10: Excellent (95/100) - Clear skies, calm winds

Air Quality

AQI: 29 (Good)

Nearby Fires (1 within 50km)

  • Jumping Branch: 417.375 acres, 12 km E
  • POPLAR: 350 acres, 38 km N

Trail Alerts (1)

  • Ongoing Road Projects and Helene Recovery: Parkway areas closed for ongoing road maintenance, construction, and Helene recovery projects.

Public Lands

Part of 1 Challenge

Recent Summits

  • 9/4/2021
  • 9/4/2021
  • 6/2/2019