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Western Great Smoky Mountains

Highest Point	Thunderhead Mountain (5527 ft/1685 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Tennessee (91%), North Carolina (9%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	930 sq mi / 2,408 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	36 mi / 59 km North-South 39 mi / 63 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	35° 42' N; 83° 55' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Western Great Smoky Mountains
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Western Great Smoky Mountains.

Great Smoky Mountains	Level 4 (Parent)
Western Great Smoky Mountains	Level 5
Central Great Smoky Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Eastern Great Smoky Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Western Great Smoky Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Thunderhead Mountain	5527	1685
2.	Blockhouse Mountain	5470	1667
3.	Rocky Top	5441	1658
4.	Brier Knob	5215	1590
5.	De Armond Bald	5136	1565
6.	Mount Squires	5070	1545
7.	Gregory Bald	4949	1508
8.	Spence Field	4920+	1500+
9.	Three County Peak	4800+	1463+
10.	Devils Tater Patch	4775	1455
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Western Great Smoky Mountains

Thunderhead Mountain: The summit ridge of Thunderhead Mountain in the Smokies, in spring before the leaves come out.

Gregory Bald: Meadows mark the summit area of well-named Gregory Bald in the Smokies.

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