Great Smoky Mountains

plural noun

1. a range of the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee; most of the range is included in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 720 square miles (1,865 square kilometers). Highest peak, Clingman's Dome, 6,642 feet (2,024 meters).

Great Smoky Mountains

plural noun

1. the W part of the Appalachians, in W North Carolina and E Tennessee. Highest peak: Clingman's Dome, 2024 m (6642 ft)

Great Smoky Mountains

1. Part of the Appalachian Mountains on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee .

Notes

Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the crest of the Smokies. The Appalachian Trail follows the crest of the mountains.

Named after the smokelike haze that envelops them.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Great Smoky Mountains¹

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

Roads and campgrounds in Great Smoky Mountains National Park were closed to visitors ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday as hurricane-force winds swept through eastern Tennessee, park administrators said.

From New York Times

This includes the National Park Service, which issued a campfire ban throughout the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

From Seattle Times

Leen is offering a $10,000 reward for an original print from Wind Cave or Great Smoky Mountains, with a promise to donate them to the National Park Service archives.

From Seattle Times

Another “non-essential experimental population” was later planted in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but was declared a failure in 1998.

From Seattle Times

The town is perched at the northern edge of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

From Scientific American