Cartes topographiques Swain County

At an elevation of 6,643 feet (2,025 m), it is the highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the highest point in the state of Tennessee, and the highest point along the 2,192-mile (3,528 km) Appalachian Trail. It is also the third highest point in eastern mainland North America, after Mount…

Altitude moyenne : 1 716 m

Altitude moyenne : 621 m

Altitude moyenne : 771 m

Altitude moyenne : 744 m

Altitude moyenne : 609 m

Altitude moyenne : 1 034 m

Altitude moyenne : 1 314 m

Altitude moyenne : 1 468 m

Altitude moyenne : 890 m

Altitude moyenne : 592 m

Fontana Lake provides the only access into the most remote areas of the National Park, unless visitors undertake a multi-day hike to get there. When the lake is at the normal summer level, a boat may be used to access remote trailheads such as Hazel Creek. From the observation tower on Kuwohi, on a clear day…

Altitude moyenne : 806 m

Altitude moyenne : 946 m

Altitude moyenne : 837 m

Altitude moyenne : 898 m

Fontana Dam is 2,365 feet (721 m) long and 480 feet (146 m) high, making it the tallest dam in the Eastern United States. The dam has a flood storage capacity of 513,965 acre-feet (633,966,000 m3), and the combined capacity of its three generators is 293.6 megawatts. Fontana Lake has 238 miles (383 km) of…

Altitude moyenne : 525 m

Cherokee and its surrounding Qualla Boundary is in the very mountainous Swain and Jackson counties. The highest elevation is 6,643-foot (2,025 m) Clingman's Dome at the border with Tennessee. Clingman's Dome is the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Oconaluftee River flows through…

Altitude moyenne : 746 m

Altitude moyenne : 608 m

Altitude moyenne : 624 m

Altitude moyenne : 672 m

Altitude moyenne : 1 274 m