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Green Knob lookout

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Green Knob lookout

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    June 19, 2023

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    Green Knob offers an excellent viewpoint of Mount Mitchell and the other 6,000 foot peaks of the Black Mountains. There is a lookout tower at the top, but the upper platform normally remains closed off.

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    Elevation 1,510 m

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