The Clingmans Dome trail takes you to the highest point in Tennessee, providing sweeping views of the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Clingmans Dome, the highest point in the national park and the destination of many visitors who've made the steep hike to its summit, will now be called Kuwohi, according to the National Park Service.

Park officials continue to advise visitors to reschedule trips to the park, which still has closures and limited emergency ...

The tropical storm hit Friday, inundating parts of the park, which spans parts of Western North Carolina and East Tennessee.

(WATE) — After years of efforts to change the name of Clingmans Dome back to its Cherokee name ... forced relocation to Oklahoma, or the Trail of Tears. “The Great Smoky National Park team ...

Kuwohi is a sacred site for the Cherokee people and stands at 6,643 feet. It is the tallest point in Tennessee, the Smokies, and along the Appalachian Trail. The peak was formerly named for Thomas ...

Kuwohi Road (formerly Clingmans Dome Road) also will reopen Oct. 2 ... but visitors should continue to use extra caution as they hike and explore the park, the park service said.

‘A refuge:’ Advocate shares history behind Kuwohi after Clingmans Dome name change Kuwohi means ... forced relocation to Oklahoma, or the Trail of Tears. NPS added that they strongly ...