Horace Kephart is to visit peak named for him

Horace Kephart is to visit peak named for him

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

Mountains

Mount Kephart was named for author and woodsman, Horace Kephart in 1928, in a rare act of honoring a living person. Originally, a mountain known as Mount Collins was the site of Kephart’s namesake, but in the early 1930s, the name Mount Collins was restored and a different peak was given the name Mount Kephart. This new peak, the current Mount Kephart, is north of Kuwohi (Clingmans Dome 1859-2024). Horace Kephart (1862-1931) first published “Camping and Woodcraft” in 1906 and “Our Southern Highlanders” in 1913. Throughout his life, he wrote many articles supporting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Horace Kephart Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1929-07-13

Asheville Times

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2016-03-02

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Mount Kephart (Tenn.)

Swain County (N.C.)

Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)

10.5" x 8"(dimension)

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