Silers Bald stands on the crest of the western Great Smoky Mountains in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with the Tennessee–North Carolina line crossing its summit and the Appalachian Trail passing over it. Once a broad grassy bald and pastureland named for stockman Jesse Siler, it is now mostly wooded, with only a small open area at the top and meadows lingering on its western slope. Formed from ancient Thunderhead sandstone, the mountain reflects geologic changes stretching from ocean sediments nearly a billion years ago to uplift during the Appalachian orogeny. It remains a notable hiking destination and viewpoint in the Smokies.