Jan 12 2024
Mount Adams Rising above the rugged northern Presidential Range, Mount Adams is one of the most imposing mountains in New Hampshire. Modern lidar-based measurements place its summit at approximately 5,797 feet, making it the second-highest ranked peak in the state after Mount Washington. Mount Adams is a classic White Mountains destination: steep approaches, enormous boulder …
Jan 12 2024
Mount Madison At the northern end of New Hampshire’s spectacular Presidential Range, Mount Madison rises to approximately 5,363 feet above sea level. Although lower than nearby Mount Adams and Mount Jefferson, Madison is an unmistakable mountain, with a steep, rocky summit cone and sweeping views across the northern White Mountains. Mount Madison is the fifth-highest …
Nov 16 2023
Grandfather Mountain Rising dramatically above the high country of northwestern North Carolina, Grandfather Mountain is one of the most distinctive peaks in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the broader Appalachian Mountains. Its rocky summits, spruce-fir forests, exposed ridges, severe weather, rare wildlife, and famous Mile High Swinging Bridge have made it one of the best-known …
Nov 10 2023
Mount LeConte (Tennessee) Rising more than a vertical mile above Gatlinburg, Mount LeConte is one of the most imposing and beloved mountains in the Great Smoky Mountains and the broader Appalachian Mountains. Its forested massif contains several high points, dramatic cliffs, waterfalls, rocky bluffs, old-growth forest, high-elevation spruce-fir habitat, and one of the most unusual …
Nov 10 2023
Kuwohi | Clingman’s Dome Rising above a seemingly endless succession of blue-green ridges, Kuwohi is the highest mountain in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the highest point in Tennessee, and one of the most important summits of the southern Appalachian Mountains. For generations it appeared on federal maps as Clingmans Dome, but in September 2024 …
Nov 10 2023
Mount Guyot Hidden beneath dense red spruce and Fraser fir on the remote Tennessee–North Carolina border, Mount Guyot is the second-highest mountain in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and one of the great high summits of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Unlike nearby Kuwohi, however, there is no road, observation tower, maintained summit trail, or panoramic …
Nov 09 2023
Taylor Mountain Rising above Lake Guntersville and the Tennessee River in northeastern Alabama, Taylor Mountain is a broad sandstone mountain within Lake Guntersville State Park and the southernmost reaches of the Appalachian Mountains. Its elevation is modest by national standards, but its position above the reservoir creates sweeping water views, forested slopes, rocky trails, and …
Nov 09 2023
Sand Mountain Stretching across much of northeastern Alabama as a long, elevated tableland above the Tennessee River and neighboring valleys, Sand Mountain is one of the defining landscapes of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Despite its name, Sand Mountain is not a single conventional mountain with one obvious summit. It is an extensive sandstone plateau district …
Nov 09 2023
Oak Mountain Rising immediately south of the Birmingham metropolitan area, Oak Mountain is one of the best-known mountain landscapes in central Alabama and the centerpiece of Oak Mountain State Park, the largest state park in Alabama. Its forested sandstone ridges, lakes, rocky overlooks, waterfalls, streams, rare plants, mountain-bike trails, and extensive hiking network create an …
Nov 09 2023
Bald Rock Mountain Rising above the valleys between Birmingham and Pell City, Bald Rock Mountain is one of the most topographically significant summits in central Alabama. At 1,586.6 feet (483.6 meters), it is not among the very highest mountains in the state, yet its approximately 856 feet of prominence makes it a substantial independent landform …
