Clingmans Dome

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geographical feature mountain peak

Clingmans Dome is the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Tennessee, known for its observation tower offering expansive views of the surrounding Appalachian landscape.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Clingmans Dome (county portion) 1
Clingmans Dome Observation Tower 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain peak ⓘ
accessedBy Clingmans Dome Road ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kuwahi NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderWith North Carolina ⓘ
climate cooler than surrounding lowlands ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Sevier County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Swain County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation 2025 m ⓘ
6643 ft ⓘ
hasFeature observation tower ⓘ
parking area near summit ⓘ
paved access trail ⓘ
hasStructure Clingmans Dome self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Clingmans Dome Observation Tower
hasSummitFacility restrooms near parking area ⓘ
visitor information station ⓘ
highestPointOf Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
isOn Appalachian Trail ⓘ
isTripointFor Tennessee–North Carolina border ⓘ
surface form: Tennessee–North Carolina state line and park boundary
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
mountainRange Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ
namedAfter Thomas Lanier Clingman ⓘ
observationTowerBuiltIn 1959 ⓘ
observationTowerDesign concrete ramp tower ⓘ
offersViewOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ
North Carolina landscape ⓘ
Tennessee landscape ⓘ
oneOfHighestPointsOf Appalachian Trail ⓘ
partOf Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ
prominence 459 ft ⓘ
roadLength 7 miles ⓘ
seasonalRoadClosure Clingmans Dome Road closed in winter ⓘ
state Tennessee ⓘ
trailDifficulty steep ⓘ
trailLengthToSummit 0.5 miles ⓘ
trailSurface paved ⓘ
vegetationType spruce-fir forest ⓘ
viewRadius up to 100 miles in clear conditions ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sevier County, Tennessee → hasLandmark → Clingmans Dome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clingmans Dome (county portion)
Clingmans Dome → hasStructure → Clingmans Dome self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Clingmans Dome Observation Tower
Appalachian Trail → highestPoint → Clingmans Dome ⓘ