Geography Sevier County, Tennessee
1 geography
1.1 adjacent counties
1.2 national protected areas
1.3 state protected area
geography
mountains on sevier county @ sunset great smoky mountains national park
according u.s. census bureau, county has total area of 598 square miles (1,550 km), of 593 square miles (1,540 km) land , 5.2 square miles (13 km) (0.9%) water. southern part of sevier county located within great smoky mountains, , protected great smoky mountains national park. northern parts of county located within ridge-and-valley appalachians. sevier contains highest point in tennessee, clingmans dome, rises 6,643 feet (2,025 m) along county s border north carolina. mount guyot, located in eastern smokies in extreme eastern part of county, state s second-highest mountain @ 6,621 feet (2,018 m). 6,593-foot (2,010 m) mount le conte, prominent mountain visible of central part of county, state s third-highest.
sevier county drained french broad river, passes through northern part of county. portion of french broad part of douglas lake, artificial reservoir created douglas dam in northeastern part of county. 3 forks of little pigeon river (east, middle, , west) flow northward smokies, converge near sevierville, , empty french broad north of sevierville. west fork best known, flows through popular tourist areas of gatlinburg , pigeon forge.
the maximum elevation differential in sevier county greatest in tennessee, ranging high of 6,643 feet (2,025 m) @ clingmans dome low of 850 feet (259 m) @ french broad river.
sunset on bluff mountain
adjacent counties
jefferson county, tennessee - north
cocke county, tennessee - east
haywood county, north carolina - southeast
swain county, north carolina - south
blount county, tennessee - west
knox county, tennessee - northwest
national protected areas
appalachian trail (part)
foothills parkway (part)
great smoky mountains national park (part)
state protected area
roundtop mountain state natural area
^ 2010 census gazetteer files . united states census bureau. august 22, 2012. retrieved april 14, 2015.
^ tom dunigan, tennessee county high points, tennessee landforms, november 2, 2012. retrieved: march 29, 2013.
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