Thunderhead Mountain, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Name: Thunderhead Mountain
Address: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States

#20 among attractions in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Thunderhead Mountain, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Thunderhead Mountain is a 5,527-foot mountain in the west-central part of the Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. Rising along the border between Tennessee and North Carolina, the mountain dominates the Western Smokies. The Appalachian Trail crosses its summit, making it a popular hiking destination. Rocky Top, a knob on the western part of the mountain's summit ridge, shares its name with a popular Tennessee state song. ()

Elevation: 5527 ftProminence: 1087 ftCoordinates: 35°34'7"N, 83°42'23"W

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park United States

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Thunderhead Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Meigs Mountain Trail, Spence Field, Hall Cabin, Bote Mountain.

7.7 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Meigs Mountain Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
196 min walk • The Meigs Mountain Trail is an American hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Sevier County, Tennessee. The trail traverses the northern slopes of Meigs Mountain in the northwest section of the park, connecting Jakes Creek in the Elkmont area with Lumber Ridge in the Tremont area.
1.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Spence Field, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
39 min walk • Spence Field is a mountain highland meadow in the Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. It has an elevation of 4,920 feet above sea level.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hall Cabin, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
94 min walk • The Hall Cabin, also known as the J. H. Kress Cabin is a historic log cabin in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, about 15 miles from Fontana, North Carolina.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bote Mountain, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
77 min walk • Bote Mountain is a mountain in Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Tennessee, in the United States. Bote Mountain is located in the Great Smoky Mountains, which began forming in the late Carboniferous and through the early Triassic, approximately 310 to 245 million years ago.

Thunderhead Mountain, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Facts and practical information

Great Smoky Mountains National Park plan & book

Thunderhead Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Meigs Mountain Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Spence Field, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Hall Cabin, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Bote Mountain, Great Smoky Mountains National Park