Bote Mountain Explained

Bote Mountain
Elevation:2841feet
Photo Alt:Bote Mountain Trail
Map:Tennessee
Map Alt:Bote Mountain is located about 50 northwest of the southeast corner of Tennessee, near North Carolina.
Label Position:left
Coordinates:35.6089°N -83.7261°W
Parent Peak:Cold Water Knob
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Topo:USGS Thunderhead Mountain
Easiest Route:Hike

Bote Mountain is a mountain in Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Tennessee, in the United States.[1]

Bote Mountain is located in the Great Smoky Mountains, which began forming in the late Carboniferous and through the early Triassic, approximately . The oldest rocks of the Great Smoky Mountains, however, date from the Neoproterozoic, approximately .[2]

The Bote Mountain Trail follows the crest of the mountain, and intersects the Appalachian Trail at Spence Field.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feature Query Results. Geographic Names Information System. August 3, 2013.
  2. Web site: Geology - Great Smoky Mountains National Park . . August 5, 2013.
  3. http://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/upload/GSMNP-Map_OCT2012.pdf Trail Map of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park