- Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located in North Carolina and Tennessee
- Established 1934
- These mountains are some of the oldest on Earth, about 4,567 million years ago
- Covers 521,490 acres
- One of the busiest national parks: 9 million visitors per year
- Home to an international biosphere reserve
- Open year-round
- Many people visit in late summer and early fall to see the leaves of the deciduous plants
- The mountains are "smoky" because of water and hydrocarbons released by leaves of the deciduous plants
- Tallest Concrete Dam east of the Rockies: Fontana Dam in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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