To get from eastern North Carolina to western Tennessee, you must cross the Smoky mountain range. Parts of the Smoky mountains are protected under the national parks act.
To get directly from eastern North Carolina to western Tennessee, Which large mountain range must a traveler cross?
The Mississippi River is the western boundary of Tennessee. The Appalachian mountain chain, including the Great Smoky Mountains, are on the eastern border of Tennessee.
The Great Smoky Mountains form the eastern border with North Carolina.
The Appalachian Mountains are located in the eastern United States, spanning states like Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and more.
The Appalachian Mountains are in the eastern United States Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and North Carolina.
Western Pioneers
The Appalachian Mountains are in the Eastern United States, running from Maine/New Hampshire/Vermont in the north to North Carolina and South Carolina in the south. The mountain chain in the western United States is the Rocky Mountains.
The ridge of the Great Smokey Mountains form the boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina. They are a subrange of the Appalachian range and a part of the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province. To the West is the Cumberland Plateau.
North Carolina is the only bordering/boundary state east of Tennessee. This is because Tennessee was originally the western counties of North Carolina. It became the Southwest Territory in 1790 and a state in 1796.
Tennessee is on North Carolina's western border
The Appalachian Mountains are in the Eastern United States, running from Maine/New Hampshire/Vermont in the north to North Carolina and South Carolina in the south. The mountain chain in the western United States is the Rocky Mountains.
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