Geography Unicoi County, Tennessee




1 geography

1.1 adjacent counties
1.2 national protected areas
1.3 state protected areas
1.4 major highways





geography

the appalachian trail approaching summit of big bald


according u.s. census bureau, county has total area of 186 square miles (480 km), of 186 square miles (480 km) land , 0.3 square miles (0.78 km) (0.2%) water. fifth-smallest county in tennessee total area. nolichucky river, enters unicoi county north carolina, county s primary drainage.


unicoi county situated entirely within blue ridge mountains, bald mountains (south of nolichucky) , unaka range (north of nolichucky). big bald, @ 5,516 feet (1,681 m) highest mountain in balds, unicoi county s high point. traversed appalachian trail, mountain topped grassy bald, allowing 360-degree view of surrounding mountains.


adjacent counties

washington county (north)
carter county (northeast)
mitchell county, north carolina (east)
yancey county, north carolina (south)
madison county, north carolina (southwest)
greene county (west)

national protected areas

appalachian trail (part)
cherokee national forest (part)

state protected areas

rocky fork state park

major highways

i-26
us 19w
sr 36
sr 107
sr 173
sr 352
sr 395




^ 2010 census gazetteer files . united states census bureau. august 22, 2012. retrieved april 14, 2015. 
^ tennessee department of environment , conservation, et al., ambient air monitoring plan, environmental protection agency website, 1 july 2010. accessed: 18 march 2015.
^ tom dunigan, tennessee county high points, tennessee landforms. retrieved: 7 november 2013.






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