Bote Mountain

Bote Mountain
Bote Mountain Trail
Highest point
Elevation	2,841 ft (866 m)
Parent peak	Cold Water Knob
Coordinates	35°36′32″N 83°43′34″W / 35.60889°N 83.72611°WCoordinates: 35°36′32″N 83°43′34″W / 35.60889°N 83.72611°W [1]
Geography
Bote Mountain Blount County, Tennessee, United States
Parent range	Great Smoky Mountains, Appalachian Range
Topo map	USGS Thunderhead Mountain
Geology
Age of rock	Late Precambrian
Mountain type	Fold
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Bote Mountain is a mountain in Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Tennessee, in the United States.^[1]

Bote Mountain is located in the Great Smoky Mountains, which began forming in the late Carboniferous and through the early Triassic, approximately 310 to 245 million years ago. The oldest rocks of the Great Smoky Mountains, however, date from the Neoproterozoic, approximately 800 million years ago. Those rocks are sedimentary rocks, and were deposited on an ancient ocean floor on the edge of a supercontinent.^[2]

Bote Mountain was named because of a misunderstanding when, in the 1830s, Cherokee workers were asked which route a new road would follow. They pointed towards Bote Mountain and said "vote", which was interpreted by the white workers, who thought they were naming the mountain, as "bote". Hence, the mountain was named "Bote Mountain".^[3]

The Bote Mountain Trail follows the crest of the mountain, and intersects the Appalachian Trail at Spence Field.^[4]

References

1. "Feature Query Results". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
2. "Geology - Great Smoky Mountains National Park". National Park Service. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
3. Russ Manning (1999). 100 Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Russ Manning - Google Books. 100 Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Mountaineers Books. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
4. Trail Map of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Archived September 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine., NPS.gov. Retrieved: 9 August 2013.