[3] Chimney Tops is a double-capstone knob on the eastern slope of the Sugarland Mountain massif, which stretches north-south across the north-central section of the Smokies.

[10] A common route to closely see the peaks is the Chimney Tops Trail, which can be accessed about 6.9 miles southeast of the Sugarlands Visitor Center on Newfound Gap Road.

A severe fire in 2016 led to closure of many trails in the Great Smoky Mountains, including in the Chimney Tops area.

The trail reopened in October 2017, with a new observation area that offers a place to view both of the bare rock points of the summit.

However, the extreme heat of the fires resulted in accelerated weathering and potential mass wasting of the exposed rock, and therefore access to the summit is no longer permitted for safety reasons.