Mount Sequoyah is a mountain in the

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, located in the Southeastern United States. It has an elevation of above sea level. 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 Swain County 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 Creek and approximately 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

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of the Cherokee alphabet. 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. Arnold Guyot 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

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

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. The Hughes Ridge Trail, which connects the Appalachian Trail and the Benton MacKaye Trail, terminates just over 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