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Great Smoky Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Clingmans Dome (6643 ft/2025 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Tennessee (72%), North Carolina (28%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	2,065 sq mi / 5,349 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	46 mi / 73 km North-South 71 mi / 115 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	35° 45' N; 83° 37' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Great Smoky Mountains
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Great Smoky Mountains.

Blue Ridge Mountains	Level 3 (Parent)
Northern Blue Ridge	Level 4 (Sibling)
Southern Blue Ridge Front	Level 4 (Sibling)
Great Smoky Mountains	Level 4
Western Great Smoky Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Central Great Smoky Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Eastern Great Smoky Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Western Blue Ridge Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)
Central Blue Ridge Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Clingmans Dome	6643	2025	Central Great Smoky Mountains
2.	Mount Guyot	6621	2018	Eastern Great Smoky Mountains
3.	Mount Le Conte	6593	2010	Eastern Great Smoky Mountains
4.	Mount Buckley	6560+	1999+	Central Great Smoky Mountains
5.	Mount Chapman	6417	1956	Eastern Great Smoky Mountains
6.	Mount Love	6400+	1951+	Central Great Smoky Mountains
7.	Old Black	6370	1942	Eastern Great Smoky Mountains
8.	Luftee Knob	6234	1900	Eastern Great Smoky Mountains
9.	Mount Kephart	6217	1895	Eastern Great Smoky Mountains
10.	Mount Collins	6188	1886	Central Great Smoky Mountains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Clingmans Dome	6643	2025	Central Great Smoky Mountains
2.	Mount Guyot	6621	2018	Eastern Great Smoky Mountains
3.	Thunderhead Mountain	5527	1685	Western Great Smoky Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Great Smoky Mountains

Clingmans Dome: Clingmans Dome is marked by an observation tower with a curved ramp, providing a view out over the trees.

Mount Guyot: The view from Mount Cammerer: in the center background is Mount Guyot, 4th highest summit in the Appalachians.

Mount Le Conte: Mount LeConte, Tennessee, as seen from Charlies Bunion.

Mount Sterling: The rickety fire tower on Mount Sterling, in North Carolina

Charlies Bunion: The rocky peak of Charlies Bunion, Tennessee.

Thunderhead Mountain: The summit ridge of Thunderhead Mountain in the Smokies, in spring before the leaves come out.

Gregory Bald: Meadows mark the summit area of well-named Gregory Bald in the Smokies.

Mount Cammerer: The old fire lookout tower perched atop Mount Cammerer in the Great Smoky Mountains.

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