The high point of your mountain adventure is beautiful Yancey County/Burnsville, North Carolina. There are no loftier peaks east of the Rockies than the majestic Black Mountains, capped by the breathtaking panorama from atop Mount Mitchell (the highest peak east of the Rockies). With charming inns, motels, fine camping, music on the square, arts & crafts, antiques, good places to eat and shop, waterfalls, hiking, biking, fishing, tubing and activities from vigorous to sedate, there's no better "base camp" for exploration than Yancey County and lovely Burnsville, North Carolina. Excellent connecting highways are your road to adventure in any direction!