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Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Dome as seen from Sevierville, Tennessee
Highest point
Elevation6,644 ft (2,025 m)[1]
Prominence4,503 ft (1,373 m)[2]
Listing
  • U.S. state high point 17th[2]
  • Great Smoky Mountains high point[3]
Coordinates35°33′46″N 83°29′55″W / 35.5627780°N 83.4985350°W / 35.5627780; -83.4985350[1]
Geography
Clingmans Dome is located in Tennessee
Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Dome is located in the United States
Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Dome
Location
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  • Sevier County, Tennessee, U.S.
  • Swain County, North Carolina, U.S.
Parent rangeGreat Smoky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Clingmans Dome
Climbing
Easiest routeShort paved trail hike

Clingmans Dome is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina in the Southeastern United States. Its name in Cherokee is Kuwahi or Kuwohi[4] (ᎫᏩᎯ or ᎫᏬᎯ), meaning "mulberry place."

At an elevation of 6,643 feet (2,025 m), it is the highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the highest point in the state of Tennessee, and the highest point along the 2,192-mile (3,528 km) Appalachian Trail. It is also the third highest point in eastern North America, after Mount Mitchell (6,684 feet or 2,037 metres) and Mount Craig (6,647 feet or 2,026 metres).

  1. ^ a b "Clingmans Dome". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Clingmans Dome". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "USA/Canada Range4 High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Jones, Andrew. "Buncombe County votes to support changing 'Clingmans Dome' name to Cherokee 'Kuwohi'". The Asheville Citizen Times. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

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