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Ridge Junction Overlook
DiscoverPlaces to seeNatural MonumentsUnited StatesNorth CarolinaYancey County
Ridge Junction Overlook
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Ridge Junction Overlook
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Blue Ridge Parkway
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Matthew
September 15, 2023
Road cycling
The Ridge Junction Overlook is situated at Milepost 355.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway and is just outside of Mount Mitchell State Park. The viewpoint is nearly a mile in the sky (5,160 feet elevation) and shows off the southern ridge leading to the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi River. The viewpoint used to be a bit overgrown, but there has been recent maintenance in the area that cleared the overgrowth.
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Elevation 1,570 m
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