Cherokee National Forest
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The Cherokee National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the U.S. states of Tennessee and North Carolina that was created on June 14, 1920. The forest is maintained and managed by th
Chimney Rocks overlooking the French Broad River in Cherokee National Forest
The Cherokee National Forest at Watauga Lake.
Ocoee Whitewater Center from the 1996 Summer Olympics, now operated by the U.S. Forest Service in support of hiking, mountain biking, conferences, weddings, and receptions
Bald River Falls
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a national park of the United States in the southeast, with parts in North Carolina and Tennessee. The park straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains,
Cherokee National Forest
…mostly lies within eastern Tennessee, along the border with North Carolina, and comprises nearly the entire border area except for sections within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Copper Basin. The Cherokee National Forest has two separate sections: a northern region to the northeast of the Great Smoky Mountains National…
View from the Cliff Tops formation atop Mount Le Conte
Kuwohi is the highest mountain in the national park at 6,643 feet (2,025 m)
From its immediate base to its summit Mount Le Conte is the mountain with the highest relief east of the Rocky Mountains, rising 5,301 ft (1,616 m) from its base, near Gatlinburg, Tennessee (elevation 1,292 ft (394 m)) is the tallest mountain in eastern North America, measured from base to summit
The Sugarlands are one of several prominent valleys within the range