25 June 2022 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, Environment, UNESCO World Heritage
Reading Time: 7 minutesClingman’s Dome Observation Tower, the highest point both in Tennessee and along the Appalachian Trail, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park © Scott Basford
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an American
national park in the
southeastern United States, with parts in
North Carolina and
Tennessee. The park straddles the ridgeline of the
Great Smoky Mountains, part of the
Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger
Appalachian Mountain chain. The park contains some of the highest mountains in eastern North America, including
Clingmans Dome,
Mount Guyot, and
Mount Le Conte. The border between the two states runs northeast to southwest through the center of the park. The
Appalachian Trail passes through the center of the park on its route from
Georgia to
Maine. With 14.1 million visitors in 2021, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited national park in the United States.
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