Mount Mingus

Mount Mingus
Mount Mingus from the Sugarland Mountain Trail
Highest point
Elevation	5,802 ft (1,768 m)
Prominence	528 ft (161 m)
Coordinates	35°37′4″N 83°27′33″W / 35.61778°N 83.45917°W / 35.61778; -83.45917
Geography
Location	Sevier County, Tennessee
Parent range	Appalachian Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Mingus
Climbing
First ascent	unknown
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Mingus is a mountain located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is part of the Great Smoky Mountains subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which is, in turn, part of the Appalachian Mountains. Its elevation is 5,802 feet (1,768 m) above sea level.^[1]

The summit of Mount Mingus is a rounded knob that reaches an elevation of 5,802 feet (1,768 m) above mean sea level. It is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Newfound Gap Road (U.S. Route 441), the main thoroughfare through the national park, 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Tennessee-North Carolina state line and the Appalachian Trail, and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Newfound Gap. It is also located east-southeast of the Sugarland Mountain massif, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of the summit of Mount Le Conte, and about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northeast of Mount Collins.^[2]