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Thunderhead Mountain, North Carolina/Tennessee

Prominence: 1087 ft, 332 m

Elevation: 5527 feet, 1685 meters

True Isolation: 7.92 mi, 12.74 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) 254735 E 3939483 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	North Carolina Tennessee
County/Second Level Region	Swain Blount (Highest Point)
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 209 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 184) Selected Trip Reports: 1977-06 by Jack Magaw (GPS Track) 1992-04-14 by Terry DelliQuadri 2000-04-27 by Kevin Hessler 2006-05-13 by Brian Stansberry 2008-04-12 by Jeff Malik 2012-06-07 by Mike Gourley (GPS Track) 2013-05-25 by Debbie Melita 2015-07-04 by Tomoko Nakajima 2016-11-02 by Stav Basis 2018-05-11 by Wesley Barry (GPS Track) 2020-06-01 by William Sanderson 2020-06-06 by Roger Bartlett (GPS Track) 2020-07-17 by Scott Leslie 2020-09-26 by Scott Leslie 2020-11-21 by Barrett Wood 2021-04-26 by David Winston (GPS Track) 2021-05-27 by Cheryl Steiner
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The summit ridge of Thunderhead Mountain in the Smokies, in spring before the leaves come out (2008-04-12). Photo by Jeff Malik.
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Prominence

Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 1087 ft/332 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 1127 ft/344 m
  Line Parent: Mount Buckley
  Key Col: Sugartree Gap    4440 ft/1353 m

Isolation

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   Distance: 7.92 mi/12.74 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 35.5658, -83.5658
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Silers Bald  (E)

Ranges

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

Ridges/Divides

Great Smoky Crest

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

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