Gatlinburg in Sevier County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Chimney Tops Trail

The View Is Worth the Climb

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

1. Chimney Tops Trail Marker

Inscription. This popular trail climbs to the unique summit formations the Cherokees called "Duniskwalguni," meaning forked antlers.

Mountain people thought the twin pinnacles of quartzite and slate resembled the tops of chimneys breaking through the trees. Up close you will find the rocks surrounded by mosses, mountain laurel, and rhododendron. For those willing to make the climb, the view of the Sugarlands Valley is rewarding.

Distance to Chimneys............2 miles
Climb.........................1,700feet
Average round-trip hiking time..2-3 hours

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features. A significant historical date for this entry is November 2, 1813.

Location. 35° 38.118′ N, 83° 28.16′ W. Marker is in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in Sevier County. It is on Walker Camp Prong (U.S. 441). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gatlinburg TN 37738, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia.

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Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Chimney Tops (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Chimney Tops (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lifeblood of the Mountains (approx. 1.4 miles away); Indian Gap Road (approx. 2.2 miles away); Mount Le Conte (approx. 2.3 miles away); “To the free people of America” (approx. 3 miles away in North Carolina); New Gap, New Road (approx. 3 miles away); A Mountain Sanctuary (approx. 3 miles away in North Carolina). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gatlinburg.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

2. Chimney Tops Trail Marker

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

3. Chimney Tops Trail Marker

Chimney Tops image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

4. Chimney Tops

Looking down the beginning of the trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

5. Looking down the beginning of the trail

First bridge on the trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard

6. First bridge on the trail

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,509 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 19, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.