Clingmans Dome – Smokies
Clingmans Dome – Easy to Moderate (N 35.5545, W -83.4950): Clingmans Dome is the highest peak in the Smokies and Tennessee–6,642 feet. The view is astounding when the weather’s good. Start early–later in the day the parking area gets crowded and the air gets hazier. A few trails branch off but keep climbing the 0.7 mile to the summit tower that corkscrews its way above the peak. The circular viewpoint has a bench and illustrated plaques point out distant peaks....