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Rocky Top, North Carolina/Tennessee

Prominence: 41 ft, 12 m

Elevation: 5441 feet, 1658 meters

Approx. Isolation: 0.54 mi, 0.86 km

Elevation Info:

NAVD88 Elevation: 5441 ft / 1658 m

Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)

35° 33' 51'' N; 83° 42' 51'' W
35.564236, -83.714128 (Dec Deg)
254013E 3939008N Zone 17 (UTM)

Country

United States

State/Province

North Carolina
Tennessee

County/Second Level Region

Swain
Blount

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Lists that contain Rocky Top:
     North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks (Unranked)
     Tennessee 4500-foot Peaks (Unranked)

Selected Trip Reports from this site:
     2003-04-16 by Alan Beck
     2006-05-13 by Brian Stansberry

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The University of Tennessee fight song "Rocky Top" was written about this minor subpeak of Thunderhead Mountain. The Appalachian Trail crosses the summit.

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Prominence

Clean Prominence: 41 ft/12 m
Optimistic Prominence: 81 ft/24 m
Key Col: 5400 ft/1646 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 5360 and 5400 feet.
    Topo Map: Thunderhead Mountain O35083e6 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 35° 33' 56'' N; 83° 42' 48'' W
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Isolation

0.54 mi/0.86 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
Thunderhead Mountain (NE)
Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4: Great Smoky Mountains
Range5: Western Great Smoky Mountains

Drainage Basins

Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Little Tennessee
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Topo Map

Thunderhead Mountain O35083e6 1:24,000

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