page_title: Silers Bald
hierarchical_section_title: Silers Bald
caption_attribution_description: The summit of Silers Bald in the Great Smoky Mountains, looking west from the Narrows. The elevation of the Narrows is approximately 5,000 feet/1,524 meters. The elevation of Silers Bald is 5,607 feet/1,709 meters. The Appalachian Trail crosses both.
context_page_description: Silers Bald is a mountain in the western Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. Its proximity to Clingmans Dome and its location along
  the Appalachian Trail make it a popular hiking destination.
  Silers Bald is located on the crest of the Smokies with Thunderhead Mountain to the west and Clingmans Dome to the east. The Tennessee-North Carolina state line crosses
  the summit, with the mountain split evenly between Sevier County, Tennessee to the north and Swain County, North Carolina to the south. Silers Bald rises appx.
  2,500 feet above its northern base near Fish Camp Prong, and appx. 3,000 feet above its southern base near Forney Creek.
  While Silers Bald was a grassy bald for most of the 19th and early-20th centuries, it was probably a wooded peak before the arrival of European settlers. For this reason, the park service does not
  maintain the bald atop the mountain. A narrow corridor for
  the Appalachian Trail, which crosses the summit, is kept clear for thru-hikers. There is still
  a small bald area at the summit, approximately 30 feet in diameter, where the Appalachian
  Trail makes a 90-degree turn.
context_section_description: Silers Bald is a mountain in the western Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States.  Its proximity to Clingmans Dome and its location along
  the Appalachian Trail make it a popular hiking destination.
  Silers Bald is located on the crest of the Smokies with Thunderhead Mountain to the west and Clingmans Dome to the east.  The Tennessee-North Carolina state line crosses 
  the summit, with the mountain split evenly between Sevier County, Tennessee to the north and Swain County, North Carolina to the south.  Silers Bald rises appx. 
  2,500 feet (760 m) above its northern base near Fish Camp Prong (of Little River), and appx. 3,000 feet (910 m) above its southern base near Forney Creek.
  While Silers Bald was a grassy bald for most of the 19th and early-20th centuries, it was probably a wooded peak before the arrival of European settlers.  For this reason, the park service does not 
  maintain the bald atop the mountain (the Great Smoky Mountains National Park currently
  maintains only two grassy balds— Gregory Bald and Andrews Bald).  A narrow corridor for
  the Appalachian Trail, which crosses the summit, is kept clear for thru-hikers.  There is still
  a small bald area at the summit, approximately 30 feet (9.1 m) in diameter, where the Appalachian
  Trail makes a 90-degree turn.  Several grassy meadows remain on the mountain's western slope.
caption: The summit of Silers Bald, looking west from the Narrows.
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