Mount Sequoyah is a mountain in the

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, located in the Southeastern United States. It has an elevation of 6,003 feet (1,830 meters) above sea leve

While the

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crosses its summit, Sequoyah is an hike from the nearest parking lot, making it one of the most remote places in the

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. The

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border traverses Mount Sequoyah, with Sevier County to the north and

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to the south. The mountain consists of four small peaks, with the easternmost being the true (highest) summit. Sequoyah rises approximately above its southern base along Left Fork Cree

and approximately above its northern base along the Little Pigeon River (Tennessee), Little Pigeon River

Part of the headwaters of the Little Pigeon accumulate along Sequoyah's northern slop

Mount Sequoyah is named after the Sequoyah, inventor of the

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. While it's doubtful that Sequoyah ever visited the mountain, numerous

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villages dotted the base of the southeastern Smokies when European settlers arrived in the early 18th century.

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crossed Mount Sequoyah on his survey of the Smokies crest in the late 1850s. Guyot referred to the mountain as "The Three Brothers", and measured its elevation at . The mountain rarely saw a human presence until a segment of the Appalachian Trail was constructed across its summit in 1935.Sherrill Hatcher, "The Appalachian Trail In the Smokies," ''Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter'' 20, no. 3 (May–June 1994): 2 The summit of Mount Sequoyah is among the most distant summits traversed by a trail in the Great Smokies. Following the Appalachian Trail from

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, Mount Sequoyah is to the east. From the Cosby Campground, Sequoyah can be reached by following the

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to its junction with the Appalachian Trail, and then following the latter to

Tricorner Knob Tricorner Knob is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. It has an elevation of 6,120 feet (1,865 m), with 160 feet (48 m) of clean prominence. The Appalachian and Balsam Mountain trails intersect ne ...

, crossing

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and Mount Guyot along the way. From Tricorner, Mount Sequoyah is to the southwest, just beyond

Mount Chapman Mount Chapman is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. It has an elevation of 6,417 feet (1,956 m) above sea leve While the mountain is located deep within the Great Smokies, the Appalachian Trail cr ...

. The Hughes Ridge Trail, which connects the Appalachian Trail and the

Benton MacKaye Trail The Benton MacKaye Trail or BMT is a footpath nearly in length in the Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States and is blazed by a white diamond, 5″ across by 7″ tall. The hiking trail was created and is maintained by the Ben ...

, terminates just over two miles (3 km) southwest of Sequoyah.

References

External links

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Trail Map
- .pdf format
Mount Sequoyah
- Peakbagger.com

- SummitPost.org

- Challenge sponsored by the Carolina Hiking Club and the Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club {{DEFAULTSORT:Sequoyah, Mount Mountains of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mountains on the Appalachian Trail Southern Sixers Mountains of North Carolina Mountains of Tennessee Protected areas of Sevier County, Tennessee Protected areas of Swain County, North Carolina Mountains of Swain County, North Carolina Mountains of Sevier County, Tennessee