Henderson County is located in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. The Henderson County Public Schools Administrative Office (828) 697-4733, is located on 414 Fourth Avenue West in the city of Hendersonville. Hendersonville is located approximately 20 miles from Asheville, North Carolina. The county of Henderson is called a typical mountain county, because it consists of these elements: mountain ranges, isolated peaks, a rolling plateau and level valley areas.
1 ^ Mont Blanc is the highest point in Western Europe. ^ 2  Official French and Italian maps are not in agreement about the local course of the international border; if Mont Blanc is not regarded as being in Italy, the highest peak would be Monte Bianco de Courmayeur (4,748 m). ^  Mont Blanc shrinks by 45cm in two years.
This article is about the mountain. For other uses, see Mont Blanc (disambiguation). Mont Blanc (pronounced: [mÉÌ blÉÌ]) or Monte Bianco [Ëmonte ËbjaÅko], both meaning White Mountain, is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in Europe west of Russia after the Caucasus peaks. It rises 4,808 m (15,774 ft) above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence.