Thunderhead Mountain 5527'

MAPS
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• clickable 1997 GSMNP trail map with campsites, shelters, trails (pan/zoom)
• Google ★ map/image/topo/terrain ★ with nearby landforms/campsites/trails (distance tool)
• CalTopo shaded relief topo with draw-track/profile or Gmap4 hires topo
• topoquest (quad name)
• leafletjs map (non google), with markers
• Java USGS topo map or aerial image with nearby landforms, distance tool (deprecated)
• road maps MapQuest or OSM or Google or bing
• clickable GSMNP topo/trail maps: 1974 1949 1931 1926
• more maps weather
• USGS elevation

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Remarks:

A USGS benchmark disk notes the elevation as 5527' at the marker. The USGS DEM elevation server (10m) reports high point of 5533.7' at 35.56862,-83.70622. The recent NC LiDAR survey reports high point of 5524.75' at 35.56862,-83.70622. The benchmark is in the trail, and the terrain is slighlty higher to the south. In 2014, NED 10m data has high point of 5529.17' at 35.568435,-83.706313. Wikipedia info. Blount County high point.

Rocky Top is down the AT to the west.

USGS benchmark (but no datasheet online??)

   © Tom Dunigan