Mount Guyot (Great Smoky Mountains)

Mount Guyot
Mt. Guyot, looking south from the Appalachian Trail
Highest point
Elevation6,621 ft (2,018 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence1,581 ft (482 m)[2]
Coordinates35°42′19.0″N 83°15′26.9″W / 35.705278°N 83.257472°W / 35.705278; -83.257472[1]
Geography
Mount Guyot is located in North Carolina
Mount Guyot
Mount Guyot
Mount Guyot (North Carolina)
Mount Guyot is located in Tennessee
Mount Guyot
Mount Guyot
Mount Guyot (Tennessee)
Location
Parent rangeGreat Smoky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Guyot
Climbing
Easiest routeSnake Den Ridge Trail + Appalachian Trail + bushwhack

Mount Guyot is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, located in the southeastern United States. At 6,621 feet (2,018 m) in elevation, Guyot is the fourth-highest summit in the Eastern U.S.,[3] and the second-highest in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.[4] While the mountain is remote, the Appalachian Trail crosses its south slope, passing to within 1,000 feet (300 m) of the summit.

Mount Guyot lies on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, between Sevier County and Haywood County. There are two peaks atop the mountain approximately one-half mile apart, with the southwestern peak in Tennessee being the true summit. The mountain rises 3,600 feet (1,100 m) above its eastern base near Walnut Bottom and 4,000 feet (1,200 m) above its western base near Greenbrier Cove. Ramsey Cascades, one of the park's most spectacular waterfalls, spills down a sandstone cliff near the bottom of Guyot's western slope.

A dense stand of Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest coats the summit and upper slopes of Guyot. Human settlement never expanded deep into the eastern Smokies, so the area around Guyot and adjacent peaks suffered substantially less disturbance than the mountains in the western or central parts of the range. A long hike and a challenging bushwhack are required to reach the summit, the highest in the Eastern U.S. without a trail.

  1. ^ a b "TT 14 D". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  2. ^ "Mount Guyot". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  3. ^ "Eastern USA 5000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  4. ^ "Great Smoky Mountains National Park".