Mount Sequoyah
mountain in North Carolina, United States of America
Mount Sequoyah is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, located in
the Southeastern United States. It has an elevation of 6,003 feet (1,830 meters) above sea level. While
the Appalachian Trail crosses its summit, Sequoyah is an 11.5-mile (18.5 km) hike from
the nearest parking lot, making it one of the most remote places in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The Tennessee-North Carolina border traverses Mount Sequoyah, with Sevier County to the north and Swain County to the south. The mountain consists of four small peaks, with the easternmost being the true (highest) summit. Sequoyah rises approximately 1,500 feet (460 m) above its southern base along Left Fork Creek and approximately 3,500 feet (1,100 m) above its northern base along the Little Pigeon River. Part of the headwaters of the Little Pigeon accumulate along Sequoyah's northern slope.
Mount Sequoyah is named after the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet. While it's doubtful that Sequoyah ever visited the mountain, numerous Cherokee villages dotted the base of the southeastern Smokies when European settlers arrived in the early 18th century. Arnold Guyot crossed Mount Sequoyah on his survey of the Smokies crest in the late 1850s.
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