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.

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