Silers Bald is a mountain in the western Great Smoky Mountains, located in the southeastern United States with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its proximity to Clingmans Dome and its location along the Appalachian Trail make it a popular hiking destination.
The summit of Silers Bald, looking west from the Narrows.
Clingman's Dome, looking east from the summit of Silers Bald
What was once a massive grazing land has reverted to patches of meadow and young woodland on the western slope of Silers Bald
The summit of Silers Bald. The white arrows mark the direction of the Appalachian Trail
Thunderhead Mountain is a 5,527-foot (1,685 m) mountain in the west-central part of the Great Smoky Mountains, located in the southeastern United States. Rising along the border between Tennessee and North Carolina, the mountain dominates the western Smokies. The Appalachian Trail crosses its summit, making it a popular hiking destination. Rocky Top, a knob on the western part of the mountain's summit ridge, shares its name with a popular Tennessee state song.
A snow-capped Thunderhead Mountain of the Great Smoky Mountains range rises above Cades Cove in Blount County, Tennessee
Rocky Top, with its characteristic sandstone boulders.
The view from Rocky Top, looking northwest.
The Appalachian Trail approaching the summit of Thunderhead Mountain.
