ASHEVILLE - Hungry hikers and thirsty sightseers traversing the highest mountain in the East can now refuel on robust burgers, seasonal salads and freshly caught trout at a newly reopened park ...

Lynn McDole saw dozens of cyclists whipping past her on Asheville Highway in Landrum on Saturday, and she sensed the frenzy and excitement of the riders preparing for the Assault on Mount Mitchell.

Choose your own angle - take in the stunning Appalachian mountains as they unfold in 360° panoramic video. Join us as we hike to the observation deck at Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in North ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – More than 800 cyclists will gather in downtown Spartanburg to begin the over one-hundred mile Assaults on Mt. Marion and Mt. Mitchell ride Monday. Riders begin at 6:30 AM at ...

Along the southern end of the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi River, hundreds of acres of critically endangered forests have been on the wish list of public and private conservation groups ...

Mount Mitchell State Park celebrates its 100th anniversary this month, with a land expansion underway that stands to more than double the size of the park. The oldest of 41 parks operated by the N.C.

Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in the Eastern U.S., took the brunt of the massive snowstorm that swept through Asheville and up the East Coast over the weekend. With 5 more inches added by early ...

The rear windshield of an SUV told the story of many cyclists leaving the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Monday morning, "Assault on Mt. Mitchell ... again." The statement described Michael Davis, of ...

MOUNT MITCHELL – When Daniel Jackson woke up Sunday morning, like most people in Western North Carolina, where winter storm Diego dumped more than a foot of snow in places, he was snowed in. Really ...

A Hairy Woodpecker tap-tap-taps on a pine tree just below the summit of Mount Mitchell. It’s a sunny spring day. It’s 46 degrees - about 10 degrees cooler than nearby Burnsville. With the park now ...

Mount Mitchell, which boasts the highest elevation in North Carolina, also had the wettest calendar year on record anywhere in the state for 2018, according to the North Carolina Climate Office. Mount ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson will be riding in the 2016 Assault on Mount Mitchell on Monday, May 16, according to the Freewheelers Cycling Association, ...