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Thunderhead Mountain, North Carolina/Tennessee

Prominence: 1087 ft, 332 m

Elevation: 5527 feet, 1685 meters

Approx. Isolation: 7.94 mi, 12.77 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 5527 ft / 1685 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	35° 34' 7'' N; 83° 42' 23'' W 35.568693, -83.706321 (Dec Deg) 254735E 3939483N Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	North Carolina Tennessee
County/Second Level Region	Swain Blount (Highest Point)
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Thunderhead Mountain": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Other Web Sites CoHP.org Trip Report for Blount, TN by Ken Oeser CoHP.org Trip Report for Blount, TN by Ron Tagliapietra CoHP.org Trip Report for Blount, TN by Ken Oeser CoHP.org Trip Report for Blount, TN by Hiram Rogers Lists that contain Thunderhead Mountain: Tennessee County High Points (Rank #4) High Points of Counties Crossed by the Appalachian Trail (Rank #13) Fifty Highest Eastern CoHPs (Rank #15) Eastern U.S. County High Points over 4500 feet (Rank #19) Tennessee 4500-foot Peaks (Rank #19) Southern USA CoHPs (Rank #24) North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks (Rank #78) CoHP High Five List (Rank #84) USA Lower 48 Range5 High Points (Rank #437) Selected Trip Reports from this site: 2006-05-13 by Brian Stansberry 2008-04-12 by Jeff Malik View ascents of peak by registered Peakbagger.com members. Nearby Peak Searches: Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to Thunderhead Mountain Elevation Ladder from Thunderhead Mountain Prominence Ladder from Thunderhead Mountain

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The summit ridge of Thunderhead Mountain in the Smokies, in spring before the leaves come out. Photo courtesy of Jeff Malik.
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Prominence

Clean Prominence: 1087 ft/332 m
Optimistic Prominence: 1127 ft/344 m
Key Col: Sugartree Gap 4440 ft/1353 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 4400 and 4440 feet.
    Topo Map: Thunderhead Mountain O35083e6 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 35° 34' 10'' N; 83° 39' 27'' W
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Isolation

7.94 mi/12.77 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
Silers Bald (E)
Not verified: May be a major NHN that is not in the database.

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4: Great Smoky Mountains
Range5: Western Great Smoky Mountains (Highest Point)

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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Thunderhead Mountain

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