Marks Knob, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Name: Marks Knob
Address: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States

#30 among attractions in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Marks Knob, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Marks Knob is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, in the southeastern United States. It has an elevation of 6,169 feet, with 249 feet of clean prominence. Its summit— located near the center of the Eastern Smokies amidst a dense stand of Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest— is a popular bushwhacking destination and one of the most difficult-to-reach summits of the Southern Sixers. ()

Coordinates: 35°40'48"N, 83°14'55"W

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park United States

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Marks Knob – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Snake Den Ridge Trail, Lower Mount Cammerer Trail, Mount Guyot, Old Black.

5.5 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Snake Den Ridge Trail
140 min walk • The Snake Den Ridge Trail is an American hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Cocke County, Tennessee. Winding its way up the backbone-like crest of Snake Den Ridge, the trail connects the Cosby Campground to the Appalachian Trail and provides the quickest access to the high peaks of the Eastern Smokies.
5.5 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lower Mount Cammerer Trail
142 min walk • The Lower Mount Cammerer Trail is an American hiking trail, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Cocke County, Tennessee.
1.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Guyot, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
47 min walk • Mount Guyot is a mountain in the eastern Great Smoky Mountains, located in the southeastern United States. At 6,621 feet in elevation, Guyot is the fourth-highest summit in the Eastern U.S. and the second-highest in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Old Black, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
63 min walk • Old Black is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. While often overshadowed by Mount Guyot, its higher neighbor to the south, Old Black is the 5th-highest mountain in Tennessee and the 7th-highest in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
1.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tricorner Knob, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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1.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Chapman, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
35 min walk • Mount Chapman is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. It has an elevation of 6,417 feet above sea level.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tyson McCarter Place, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
161 min walk • The Tyson McCarter Place was a homestead located in the Great Smoky Mountains of Sevier County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.
1.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Sequoyah, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
49 min walk • Mount Sequoyah is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. It has an elevation of 6,003 feet above sea level. While the Appalachian Trail crosses its summit, Sequoyah is an 11.5-mile hike...