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2016 Map of Thunderhead Mountain

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Thunderhead Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Great Smoky Mountains National Park forms the core of this survey, where the high ridgelines of the Smokies define the boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina. The geography is centered on the massive presence of Thunderhead Mountain and the iconic peak of Rocky Top, accessible via the Appalachian National Scenic Trail which traverses the crest. The settlement of Tremont serves as a northern waypoint near the confluence of W-Prong Little River and Middle Prong Little River.

Family history is preserved in several high-elevation burial sites, including Bote Mountain Cem, Hall Cem, and Walker Cem, providing essential touchstones for researchers of the families who inhabited these hollows before the park's establishment. The landscape is a network of named gaps and balds, from Spence Field to Little Chestnut Bald, connected by long-established paths like the Bote Mountain Trail and Anthony Creek Trail.