3D print Mount Mitchell and the Mount Mitchell Trail
Mount Mitchell on one print, with the Mount Mitchell Trail raised in orange on the terrain. Open it in the generator, change the size or colors, and export a slicer-ready 3MF.
Mount Mitchell Trail
- Summit by road
- A short paved path from the parking lot
- On the print
- 8.8 km, as mapped in OpenStreetMap
2,037 m of mountain, 36 mm on your shelf
The print covers 10 by 11 km. On a 160 mm print the summit stands 36 mm above the valleys.
- Taller than life
The print opens with the Elevation multiplier at 2, so the mountain stands 2 times its true height and its shape reads clearly at this size. Set it to 1 for true scale.
- The trail
The Mount Mitchell Trail prints as a raised 1.2 mm orange line, drawn from its OpenStreetMap route. Give it its own filament color, or turn it off on the GPX tab.
- Colors
Forest, meadow, bare rock, ice and water each get their own color where the land has them, so a multi-color printer shows where the trees give way to rock.
About Mount Mitchell
Mount Mitchell is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and the highest in mainland North America east of the Mississippi River, at 6,684 feet (2,037 m). It stands in the Black Mountains near Burnsville, North Carolina.
The mountain is protected by Mount Mitchell State Park and surrounded by the Pisgah National Forest. It is named after Elisha Mitchell, who explored the Black Mountains in 1835.
The Mount Mitchell Trail
Most visitors drive up from the Blue Ridge Parkway and walk a short paved path to the summit. The Mount Mitchell Trail climbs the mountain on foot instead.
The print draws it from OpenStreetMap, and the land around the mountain prints at twice its true height to bring out the ridges.
Next to the others
How Mount Mitchell measures up
Common questions
Is the Mount Mitchell 3D print free?
Yes. The generator runs in your browser and exports a 3MF file you can open in any common slicer. There is no account or payment.
Is the Mount Mitchell Trail on the print?
Yes. Print this mountain adds it from its OpenStreetMap route (8.8 km as mapped) and raises it on the terrain. The footprint is 10 by 11 km, centered on the summit and wide enough for all of it.
Is the mountain printed at its true height?
It starts at 2 times its true height, about 36 mm of relief on a 160 mm print, because true scale looks flat at this size. Set the Elevation multiplier to 1 for true scale, or higher for a more dramatic model.
Can I get an STL instead of a 3MF?
The generator exports 3MF, which keeps each color as its own part. Any slicer can open it and save an STL if you need one.
