Comments on: A New Battle Between Mt. Mitchell and Clingman’s Dome?

By: jordan

jordan — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:07:49 +0000

Palmer – good question. The Appalachian Trail does not cross Mount Mitchell, so that trail’s highest point is definitely at Clingman’s Dome. The North Carolina Mountains to Sea Trail does cross Mt. Mitchell, so that’s its highest point. Interestingly, Clingman’s Dome isn’t really the second highest mountain on the East Coast either. According to the USGS, that title technically belongs to the mountain just a mile north of Mount Mitchell – Mt. Craig. Although, Mt. Craig only beats Clingman’s Dome by about 4 feet. I could make a pile of dirt higher than that on top of Clingman’s Dome with a shovel! And it’s possible that any of these measurements could change as we get more accurate technology for that type of thing. A lot of the listed elevations are based on very old manual surveys!

By: Palmer Short

Palmer Short — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:40:13 +0000

Wikipedia in separate articles claim both Mt Mitchell and Clingmans Dome are the highest on the Appalachian Trail.Forget about the platforms as they are not part of the mountain. which is the highest . Mt Mitchell is ranked the highest on te east coast with Clingmans Dome second . But are they both actually on the trail?

By: Richard Harper

Richard Harper — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:57:54 +0000

Very interesting article. As someone who visits both mountains as often as possible, but Mt Mitchell more often.. I would love to hear a followup on the true elevation of Mt Mitchell. I have been to both many times, and for some reason, Mt Mitchell seems much higher to me. It might be that the vertical incline of Mt Mitchell is higher than that of Clingman’s Dome, but not sure if that is the only reason alone.