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Peak of the Blue Ridge: In Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway, page 14; Figure 13 shows one of the places where spruce and fir dominate the hardwoods completely. This illustration looks like what you would see in the forests of Canada, but was taken on the road into Mount Mitchell Sate Park at an elevation of slightly over 6,000...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Summit of Mount Mitchell: In this photograph taken at Mount Mitchell State Park, N.C., the summit of Mount Mitchell appears in the background behind a stand of Fraser firs. At the time this photo was taken, the observation tower at the top of Mount Mitchell was under construction....; Format: image/photograph

View from Mount Mitchell: This is the view from Mount Mitchell in Yancey County, North Carolina. Mount Mitchell is the highest peak in eastern North America, towering at 6,684 feet. It is named after Elisha Mitchell, a University of North Carolina professor who returned to the mountain...; Format: image/photograph

Moss on Mount Mitchell in Yancey County: This is a close-up of seedlings growing in a lush mound of moss on Mount Mitchell. Mount Mitchell is the highest peak in eastern North America, towering at 6,684 feet. It is named after Elisha Mitchell, a University of North Carolina professor who returned...; Format: image/photograph

Mount Mitchell ridge line: This photograph, taken at Mount Mitchell State Park, N.C., shows the peaks in the Black Mountain range north of Mount Mitchell. The Black Mountains are the highest range east of the Mississippi River, with Mount Mitchell claiming the title of the highest peak...; Format: image/photograph

Summit Observation Deck on Mount Mitchell: This is the Summit Observation Deck on Mount Mitchell. Mount Mitchell is the highest peak in eastern North America, towering at 6,684 feet. It is named after Elisha Mitchell, a University of North Carolina professor who returned to the mountain in 1857 to...; Format: image/photograph

The forests of the Blue Ridge Mountains: In Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway, page 1; The relationship between elevation and forest types is one of the most striking features of the ecology of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The major determinent of this relationship is climate: Average temperatures in the Blue Ridge decline about 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

A hiking trail on Mount Mitchell: This is a hiking trail on Mount Mitchell. Mount Mitchell is the highest peak in eastern North America, towering at 6,684 feet. It is named after Elisha Mitchell, a University of North Carolina professor who returned to the mountain in 1857 to confirm his previous...; Format: image/photograph

Mount Mitchell State Park: In 1915, a bill was introduced in the state legislature establishing Mount Mitchell as the first state park. Through this legislation, the North Carolina State Parks System came into being. Today the forest on this peak is in decline due to natural and man-made factors. The educational program offered by park rangers introduces students to the forest types of the Blue Ridge Mountains, focusing on the potential causes for forest decline in the mountains and at Mount Mitchell.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Fraser firs at Mount Mitchell State Park: Photo of Fraser firs in the Black Mountains, taken at Mount Mitchell State Park, North Carolina. The mountain range gets its name from the dark color of the Fraser firs, which once covered the upper slopes of the mountains, causing them to appear black from...; Format: image/photograph

Black Mountain view: Photo of the Black Mountains, a sub-range of the Appalachians, taken from the summit of a ridge line in Mount Mitchell State Park, N.C.; Format: image/photograph

Bald rock at Black Mountain ridge summit: A spot of bald rock at the top of a ridge in the Black Mountains. This photo was taken at Mount Mitchell State Park, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

View from Black Mountain ridge: Photograph from the top of a ridge in the Black Mountains, taken at Mount Mitchell State Park. The Black Mountains — the highest mountains east of the Mississippi River — are part of the Blue Ridge mountain chain, and are a subrange of the Appalachians....; Format: image/photograph

Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway: A Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” that explores the great diversity of forests in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Big Tom plaque: This plaque in honor of Thomas David ("Big Tom") Wilson is set into the rock at the summit of Big Tom, a mountain in the Black Mountain range named after Wilson. The plaque reads: Big Tom Altitude 6580 feet Named after Thomas David ("Big Tom")...; Format: image/photograph

Elisha Mitchell and his mountain: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 7.4; Elisha Mitchell, a professor at the University of North Carolina, demonstrated that the mountain in the Black Mountain range that now bears his name was the tallest in eastern North America. Thomas Clingman disagreed, and the two men waged a battle in newspapers. After Mitchell's death, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed his discovery.; Format: article

The unique beauty of the Roan Highlands: In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 1; The natural beauty of the Roan Mountain Highlands has been recognized since they were first visited by Europeans in the eighteenth century. The first naturalist to report on this site was John Fraser (for whom the Fraser fir is named) in 1787. Other reports...; By Dirk Frankenberg and Jennifer Godwin-Wyer.

Transition from Northern Hardwoods to Spruce-fir Forest: Format: image/photograph

From northern hardwood to spruce-fir forest: In Elevations and forest types along the Blue Ridge Parkway, page 12; The highest elevations of the Blue Ridge are occupied by an evergreen forest of spruce and fir that looks like the great conifer forests of northern Maine and Canada. The transition from northern hardwoods to spruce fir forest is easy to see from a distance...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

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