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Tricorner Knob, Tennessee/North Carolina

Prominence: 160 ft, 48 m

Elevation: 6120+ feet, 1865+ meters

Approx. Isolation: 0.59 mi, 0.95 km

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 6120 - 6160 ft (40-foot closed contour) NAVD88 Elevation: 6120 ft / 1865 m (Range 6120 - 6160 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	35° 41' 45'' N; 83° 15' 16'' W 35.695761, -83.254352 (Dec Deg) 296026E 3952547N Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Tennessee North Carolina
County/Second Level Region	Sevier Haywood Swain
Links Search Engines - search the web for "Tricorner Knob": Wikipedia Search Microsoft Bing Search Google Search Yahoo Search Lists that contain Tricorner Knob: Tennessee 4500-foot Peaks (Rank #9) North Carolina 5000-foot Peaks (Rank #23) Southern Appalachian 6000-foot Peaks (Rank #24) South Beyond 6000 (Rank #28) Selected Trip Reports from this site: 2006-03-29 by Bill Oswald 2007-03-30 by Brian Stansberry 2009-03-07 by Jeff Rinehart 2010-12-18 by Rob Carter 2011-02-20 by Eric Bruce 2012-03-31 by Nathan Sylvester View ascents of peak by registered Peakbagger.com members. Nearby Peak Searches: Radius Search - Nearest Peaks to Tricorner Knob Elevation Ladder from Tricorner Knob Prominence Ladder from Tricorner Knob

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Prominence

Clean Prominence: 160 ft/48 m
Optimistic Prominence: 240 ft/72 m
Key Col: 5960 ft/1817 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 5920 and 5960 feet.
    Topo Map: Mount Guyot O35083f3 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 35° 41' 53'' N; 83° 15' 19'' W
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Isolation

0.59 mi/0.95 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
Mount Hardison (SSE)
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: Eastern Great Smoky Mountains

Ridges/Divides

Great Smoky Crest

Drainage Basins

Major Triple Divide Point

French Broad
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Pigeon
French Broad
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Tuckasegee
Little Tennessee
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Mount Guyot O35083f3 1:24,000

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