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Kuwohi’s ancient name returns to the Smokies
At 6,643 feet, Kuwohi is the highest point in Tennessee and in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and for 165 years, most people didn’t even know its real name.
The Cherokee called it Kuwohi long before anyone else drew a map of these mountains. Now the name is back on the signs, and the mountain itself hasn’t changed one bit.
What’s waiting at the top will stop you cold.
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The third-tallest peak east of the Mississippi
Kuwohi doesn’t just top Tennessee. It ranks third among all peaks east of the Mississippi River, behind only Mount Mitchell and Mount Craig, both in North Carolina…