Mitchell-Clingman controversy

Mitchell-Clingman controversy

Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Altitudes

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

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This 1930 correspondence, from Myron H. Avery to Horace Kephart, concerns the “Mitchell-Clingman controversy.” In 2024 Clingmans Dome was restored to its original name of Kuwohi. The controversy concerned the height of the two peaks: Mount Mitchell and Kuwohi. Today, it is agreed that Mount Mitchell is highest peak east of the Mississippi at 6,711 feet above sea level. Kuwohi is the highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, topping out at 6,643 ft. It is also the highest point on the Appalachian Trail.

Avery, Myron H. (Myron Haliburton), 1899-1952

George Masa Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1930-05-14

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

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2015-11-02

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