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Tripoint No. 1: Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama

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The disk showing the boundaries of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.

We walk around in a world full of geographic points of interests.  For many of us, we do not realize this until they are pointed out to us.  That is how I was about highpoints and tripoints, but once I learned of them, I became very interested in them.

I had heard about tripoints since I started chasing down highpoints, but even then, I had not really thought about them. In fact, in doing highpoints, I am pretty sure that I have come close to several tripoints without thinking to stop.

I nearly did the same thing this summer when heading home from Spruce Knob, West Virginia.

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The Busiest Highpoint: Clingmans Dome, Tennessee (11/50)

For some reason, they moved the highpoint marker from the top down to the start of the summi trail at Clingmans Dome

For some reason, they moved the highpoint marker from the top down to the start of the summi trail at Clingmans Dome

Photos from Clingmans Dome

When it comes to highpoints, none receive more visitors than Clingmans Dome, the highpoint of Tennessee.  Standing at 6644 feet, the mountain, which sits on the Tennessee and North Carolina border, is the third highest point east of the Mississippi River behind only Mt. Mitchell and Mt. Craig in North Carolina.

Clingmans Dome sits in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and it is just one of many places worthy of a visit while spending time in the park. For those looking to avoid a long hike, a trip during the warmer months of the year (April-December) allows one to have the opportunity to drive near the top of the mountain and take the half-mile trail to the summit.  If you go during the winter months, the Clingmans Dome road is closed, making the journey a bit longer.

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