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Great Smoky Mountains

mountain range of the Appalachians, along the Tenn.-N.C. border: highest peak, Clingman's Dome

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A range of the Appalachian Mountains on the North Carolina-Tennessee border rising to 2,026.1 m (6,643 ft) at Clingmans Dome. The mountains, named for the smokelike haze that often envelops them, are noted for their luxuriant vegetation.

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