Parque Nacional das Grandes Montanhas Fumegantes (Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
O Parque Nacional das Great Smoky Mountains é um parque dos Estados Unidos situado na região ocidental entre os estados do Tennessee e Carolina do Norte. É uma região montanhosa com abundância de chuvas e coberta de bosques de coníferas e caducifólias. Aí abundam os ursos, os pumas e os veados. O parque foi designado Reserva da Biosfera em 1976, e a UNESCO incluiu-o na lista do Património Mundial da Humanidade em 1983.
O parque estende-se ao longo da cordilheira das Grandes Montanhas Fumegantes, que são parte das Montanhas Blue Ridge, ambas estas divisões dos mais vastos Montes Apalaches. A fronteira entre Tennessee e Carolina do Norte atravessa o parque pelo centro na direção nordeste-sudoeste. É o parque nacional mais visitado nos Estados Unidos. Na rota principal entre o Maine e a Geórgia, o Caminho dos Apalaches também passa pelo meio do parque. Foi designado pelo congresso norte-americano em 1934 e oficialmente aberto pelo presidente Franklin Delano Roosevelt em 1940. Abrange uma área de 2108 km², sendo uma das áreas protegidas mais extensas do leste dos Estados Unidos. As entradas principais no parque são pela U.S. Highway 441 (Newfound Gap Road) nas cidades de Gatlinburg e Cherokee.
- 1 História
- 2 Clima
- 3 Fauna e flora
- 4 Outras atividades
- 5 Referências
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O caminho de Alum Cave Bluffs no cimo do monte LeConte tem fantásticas vistas das Grandes Montanhas Fumegantes.
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Cable Homestead, em Cades Cove.
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Rios do parque.
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Imagem da queda Baskins
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Comments
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Amazing place, abundantly rich in nature, beauty, history, adventure, and wildlife. Hikes are amazing but please be prepared and informed ahead of time. Smoky Mountains have many great things for all.
a week ago -
Simply beautiful, breath taking sites. I'd love to come again some day!!! All kinds of site seeing, and rest stops to take pictures. Everyone is so friendly!
2 weeks ago -
Awesome and beautiful place! You'll want to put this on your bucket list. Take time to stop by and dip your feet in the streams that run alongside the roads leading up the mountain. You won't regret it.
4 days ago -
So many trails. This place is so beautiful and is very peaceful. Look forward to seeing bears and other animals! Plan ahead and do research before coming.
2 weeks ago -
Breathtaking views throughout, so many places to pull over and take it all in, my daughter loved exploring in the rocks/creek, and we had the opportunity to see elk up close. Amazing!!!
a week ago -
While the views may not be as spectacular as Yosemite or Yellowstone, this is still a beautiful park with great hiking and forever views. The many original settler cabins provide a window into the past. We saw deer, turkeys, elk, and bear. And while we encountered crowds at the most popular attractions when we visited in early June, it was easy to find great trails where we were the only hikers. Definitely worth the trip.
a month ago -
It was so beautiful. Had a great time riding our motorcycle there. We had a blast.
a week ago -
WOW!!! What an amazing adventure. This park is absolutely gorgeous. The rivers and streams are just stunning, and there seems to be something exciting around every corner. There is a lot of history within the park as well. Do yourself a favor and stop off at the many attractions to really see what it was like back in the day. The wildlife and numerous trails are all worth the trip.
a month ago