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Outline of a map of North Carolina, a medallion for Mount Mitchell, on the floor of the observatory at Mount Mitchell. #332318803
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Pictured is the medallion designating Mount Mitchell the highest point East of the Mississippi River with an elevation of 6,684 feet. The medallion is located in an outline of a map of North Carolina inside a circle of stone embedded in the concrete floor of the observatory atop Mount Mitchell. The medallion shows the location of Mount Mitchell near the northern border of the western half of the state of North Carolina.