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Clingman's Dome

Clingmans Dome
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Clingmans Dome, with Spruce-fir forest
Highest point
Elevation 6,643 ft (2,025 m) 
Prominence 4,503 ft (1,373 m) 
Listing U.S. state high point 17th
Coordinates 35°33′46″N 83°29′55″W / 35.5628721°N 83.4984961°W / 35.5628721; -83.4984961Coordinates: 35°33′46″N 83°29′55″W / 35.5628721°N 83.4984961°W / 35.5628721; -83.4984961
Geography
Clingmans Dome is located in Tennessee
Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Dome
Parent range Great Smoky Mountains
Topo map USGS Clingmans Dome
Climbing
Easiest route

Short paved trail hike

Clingmans Dome Observation Tower
Clingman's Dome Tower on a Sunny, Snowy Day.JPG
Area 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built 1959
Architect Bebb and Olson
Architectural style Modern
NRHP reference # 12000515
Added to NRHP August 15, 2012

Short paved trail hike

Clingmans Dome (or Clingman's Dome) is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, in the southeastern United States. At an elevation of 6,643 feet (2,025 m), it is the highest mountain in the Smokies, the highest point in the state of Tennessee, and the highest point along the 2,174-mile (3,499 km) Appalachian Trail. It is also the third highest point in all of Eastern North America, after the nearby Mount Mitchell (6,684 feet or 2,037 metres) and Mount Craig (6,647 feet or 2,026 metres).

Clingmans Dome has two subpeaks: 6,560-foot (2,000 m) Mount Buckley to the west and 6,400-foot (1,950 m) Mount Love to the east. The headwaters of several substantial streams are located on the slopes of Clingmans Dome, namely Little River on the north slope, and Forney Creek and Noland Creek (both tributaries of the Tuckasegee River) on the south slope. The mountain is located entirely within the Tennessee River watershed.

Clingmans Dome is protected as part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A paved road connects it to U.S. Highway 441 (Newfound Gap Road). The 45-foot (14 m) concrete observation tower, built in 1959 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, offers a panoramic view of the mountains. An air quality monitoring station, operated by the Environmental Protection Agency, is the second highest in eastern North America.


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