Tennent Mountain

Description

Wikipedia

Tennent Mountain is a grassy bald and summit in the Great Balsams of western North Carolina, located within Pisgah National Forest and adjacent to the Black Balsam Knob area along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The mountain is notable for its treeless summit and panoramic views.

Best months

Hiking score 0–100 · 10-yr climate averages

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name	Elevation	Bearing	Distance
Black Balsam Knob	1,890 m	↑SW 206°	1.1 km
Grassy Cove Top	1,844 m	↑N 20°	1.3 km
Sam Knob	1,844 m	↑W 250°	2.5 km
Flower Knob	1,795 m	↑N 10°	2.5 km
Fork River Bald	1,683 m	↑S 164°	2.6 km
Little Sam Knob	1,783 m	↑SW 234°	3.1 km

Climbing routes

nearest first

Route	Area	Grade	From summit
Shrapnel	Victory Wall	5b	2.4 km
Aces High	Victory Wall	6c	2.4 km
Invaders	Victory Wall	6a+	2.4 km
Rampage	Victory Wall	5b	2.4 km
Lost Sock	Victory Wall	5b	2.4 km
The Fabulous Thunderbird	Victory Wall	5a	2.4 km
Twenty Five	Victory Wall	5c	2.4 km
Welcome to War	Victory Wall	5b	2.4 km
Battle of the Bulge	Victory Wall	6c	2.4 km
Victory Corners	Victory Wall	5c	2.4 km
Insufficient Firepower	Victory Wall	6c	2.4 km
The Fugitive	Victory Wall	6b+	2.4 km
Slipe and Slide	Secluded Field	V3-	7.5 km
Flakey	Dunce hat	V1-2	7.5 km
Principle's Office	Dunce hat	V2	7.5 km
Slurpee Slab	Beep Bop Boulder	V2-3	7.5 km
Beep Bops Big Birthday	Beep Bop Boulder	V3-4	7.5 km
Suzie Q	Beep Bop Boulder	V1-2	7.5 km
Pimpin it pretty	West side	V8	7.6 km
The litz problem	West side	V10	7.6 km
Glass Arete	West side	V10	7.6 km
Linear Progression	Nose Area	7a+	7.6 km
The Nose	Nose Area	5b	7.6 km
Sundial Crack	Nose Area	5b	7.6 km
Wrench In My Pocket	Nose Area	6c	7.6 km