Great Smoky Mountains

American mountain range along North Carolina/Tennessee border
Place mountain_range Q1360486
Great Smoky Mountains
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The Great Smoky Mountains are a mountain range[1][2] located in North Carolina[3][1][2]. They are situated in the United States[4][3][1][2] on the continent of North America[3]. The range covers an area of approximately 5.3k square miles[1].

Great Smoky Mountains

Summary

Great Smoky Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Smoky Mountains is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Great Smoky Mountains is located in Tennessee[4].
  • Great Smoky Mountains is in the country of United States[5].
  • Great Smoky Mountains is on the continent of North America[6].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[7].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[8].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Great Smoky Mountains[9].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's highest point is recorded as Kuwohi[10].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.5628, 'lon': -83.4986}[11].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.58343, 'lon': -83.50822}[12].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's official website is recorded as http://www.nps.gov/grsm/[13].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Smoky Mountains[14].
  • Great Smoky Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2037'}[15].
  • Great Smoky Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1248'}[16].
  • Great Smoky Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2025'}[17].
  • Great Smoky Mountains covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5349'}[18].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's language used is recorded as Cherokee[19].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's located in protected area is recorded as Great Smoky Mountains National Park[20].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's mountain range is recorded as Blue Ridge Mountains[21].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's has boundary is recorded as Bald Mountains[22].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's has boundary is recorded as Unicoi Mountains[23].
  • Great Smoky Mountains's has boundary is recorded as Plott Balsams[24].

Body

Geography

Great Smoky Mountains is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include North Carolina[3], an U.S. state[25], in United States[26], founded in 1789[27] and Tennessee[4], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1796[30]. It is on the continent of North America[6].

Physical Characteristics

Great Smoky Mountains covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+5349'}[18]. Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2037'}[15], {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1248'}[16], and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2025'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include mountain range[7] and tourist attraction[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Great Smoky Mountains include zugshunstite-(Ce)[31], a mineral species[32].

Why It Matters

Great Smoky Mountains has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include zugshunstite-(Ce)[31], a mineral species[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . peakbagger.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . peakbagger.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . peakbagger.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . peakbagger.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has boundary Bald Mountains, Unicoi Mountains, Plott Balsams
    Located in the administrative territorial entity North Carolina, Tennessee
    Instance of mountain range, tourist attraction
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