where in tennessee are the smoky mountains?
Appalachian Mountains
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 The Overhill town of Chota , in present @-@ day Monroe County , Tennessee , was recognized as the de facto capital of the entire Cherokee Nation for most of the 18th century , when it was the major settlement . The town of Tanasi became the namesake for the state of Tennessee . Many prominent Cherokee leaders , including Attakullakulla , Oconastota , Nancy Ward , and Sequoyah , were born and raised in Overhill towns . 

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 Lacombe and Laughlin — along with a group of United Nations experts — continue to investigate increasing UFO activity and strange , related occurrences . Witnesses in Dharamsala , India report that the UFOs make distinctive sounds : a five @-@ tone musical phrase in a major scale . Scientists broadcast the phrase to outer space , but are mystified by the response : a seemingly meaningless series of numbers ( 104 44 30 40 36 10 ) repeated over and over until Laughlin , with his background in cartography , recognizes it as a set of geographical coordinates ( this is actually a goof ; those coordinates are near Ft . Collins , Colorado ... if the 40 had been a 44 , the coordinates would have been plot @-@ correct ) . The coordinates point to Devils Tower near Moorcroft , Wyoming . Lacombe and the U.S. military converge on Wyoming . The United States Army evacuates the area , planting false reports in the media that a train wreck has spilled a toxic nerve gas , all the while preparing a secret landing zone for the UFOs and their occupants . 

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 Tennessee has 71 miles ( 114 km ) of the trail , not including more than 200 miles ( 320 km ) along or near the North Carolina Border . The section that runs just below the summit of Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is along the North Carolina and Tennessee border and is the highest point on the trail at 6 @,@ 643 feet ( 2 @,@ 025 m ) . The Smoky Mountains Hiking Club ( Knoxville , TN ) maintains the trail throughout the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Davenport Gap . North of Davenport Gap , the Carolina Mountain Club ( Asheville , NC ) maintains the trail to Spivey Gap . Then the remaining Tennessee section is maintained by the Tennessee Eastman Hiking & Canoeing Club ( Kingsport , TN ) . 

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 The southern part of the city is home to the famous roadside attraction Nibbles Woodaway ( also known as the " Big Blue Bug " ) , the world 's largest termite , as well as the aforementioned Roger Williams Park , which contains a zoo , a botanical center , and the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium . 

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 North Carolina has 88 miles ( 142 km ) of the trail , not including more than 200 miles ( 320 km ) along the Tennessee Border . Altitude ranges from 1 @,@ 725 to 5 @,@ 498 feet ( 526 to 1 @,@ 676 m ) . The trail enters from Georgia at Bly Gap , ascending peaks such as Standing Indian Mountain , Mt . Albert , and Wayah Bald . It then goes by Nantahala Outdoor Center at the Nantahala River Gorge and the Nantahala River crossing . Up to this point , the trail is maintained by the Nantahala Hiking Club . Beyond this point , it is maintained by the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club . 30 miles ( 48 km ) further north , Fontana Dam marks the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park . 
