Sunday, August 18, 2013

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

  • 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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