Clingmans Dome

Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Dome
	Clingmans Dome as seen from Sevierville, Tennessee
Highest point
Elevation	6,643 ft (2,025 m)
Prominence	4,503 ft (1,373 m)
Listing	U.S. state high point 17th; Great Smoky Mountains high point;
Coordinates	35°33′46″N 83°29′55″W
Geography
	Clingmans Dome Clingmans Dome
Location	Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Sevier County, Tennessee, U.S.; Swain County, North Carolina, U.S.;
Parent range	Great Smoky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Clingmans Dome
Climbing
Easiest route	Short 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 (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).

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