Editing Roan Mountain, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
Roan Mountain is located in northeast Tennessee at {{Coord|36|11|39|N|82|4|6|W|type:city}} (36.194219, -82.068417).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 6.6&nbsp;square miles (17.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.  The elevation of Roan Mountain near the center of the CDP is {{convert|2550|ft|m}}.

Roan Mountain is located in southeastern Carter County, near the Tennessee-[[North Carolina]] border.  The community is situated along the upper [[Doe River]] at the river's confluence with Buck Creek.   The mountain with which the community shares its name, [[Roan Mountain (Roan Highlands)|Roan Mountain]], rises several miles to the south.  Reaching an elevation of {{convert|6285|ft|m}}, the mountain is the highest point in Tennessee outside the [[Great Smoky Mountains]].    The [[Appalachian Trail]] traverses the mountain before descending and crossing [[U.S. Route 19E]] near the state line east of the CDP, and then turning westward across the crest of White Rocks Mountain, which rises immediately north of the CDP.

[[Roan Mountain State Park]] lies immediately south of the CDP.  [[Elk Park, North Carolina]] is located across the state line in [[Avery County, North Carolina]].  [[Hampton, Tennessee]], is located further down the Doe Valley to the northwest.