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Thunderhead Mountain

Elevation
1,615 m
#10,838
in the world
#2,984
in United States
1,087 m
prominence

Thunderhead Mountain is a mountain in United States, rising to 1,615 m, the 2,984th highest in United States, part of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Elevation
1,615 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,087 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#10,838
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Thunderhead Mountain

Thunderhead Mountain lies in United States, in North Carolina.

Key facts

Elevation
1,615 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,087 m
Type
Mountain
Region
North Carolina
Coordinates
35.567, -83.707

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#2,984of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Great Smoky Mountains
#13of 17
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#10,838of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Thunderhead Mountain1,687 m0.2 km
Silers Bald1,695 m13 km
Shuckstack1,224 m13 km
Gregory Bald1,508 m15 km
Clingmans Dome2,023 m19 km
Andrews Bald1,799 m20 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Thunderhead Mountain.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
MaryvilleUnited States28,46432 km
SeviervilleUnited States16,49036 km
KnoxvilleUnited States190,74048 km
FarragutUnited States21,91954 km
Oak RidgeUnited States29,30271 km

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.