Mount Hardison

Coordinates: 35°24′42″N 83°08′45″W / 35.4118°N 83.1458°W / 35.4118; -83.1458
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Mount Hardison
Highest point
Elevation6,145 ft (1,873 m)
Coordinates35°24′42″N 83°08′45″W / 35.4118°N 83.1458°W / 35.4118; -83.1458
Geography
LocationSwain County, North Carolina, US
Parent rangeGreat Smoky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Hardison

Mount Hardison is a mountain in the eastern Great Smoky Mountains, located in the southeastern United States. At 6,145 feet (1,873 m)[1] above sea level, Hardison is the thirteenth-highest in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Mount Hardison is named for James Archibald Hardison, an original member of the North Carolina State Park Commission.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail". United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Powell, William; Hill, Michael (15 June 2010). The North Carolina Gazetteer. Univ of North Carolina Press. pp. 361–362. ISBN 9780807898291.