Long before the Great Smokies’ highest peak was named in 1859 for Thomas Clingman, a U.S. senator who would later become a Confederate brigadier general, the Cherokee people knew it by a different ...
From multihued mounts to lush green ridges, these colorful mountains captivate travelers with their vibrant, natural beauty Picture-perfect colorful mountains Chefchaouen in Morocco and Jodhpur in ...
Q: I was told that Mount Rogers in Grayson County was once a volcano. I would like to know if there is anything to it. Also, how did Buffalo Mountain get its unique shape? I relocated here to Roanoke ...
View from the overlook on Kuwohi of the mountain peaks and ridges of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Getty Images It’s not every day that the name of a mountain is restored to the one used by ...
It’s not every day that the name of a mountain is restored to the one used by Indigenous peoples for centuries. But after nearly two years of trying, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians finally ...
Do you have a favorite Colorado landmark? Maybe the site of an important occasion? For Debbie Peterson, who lives just outside Palisade, the special Colorado place in her heart is Vestal Peak — with ...
President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday he will “bring back the name of Mount McKinley” to the Alaska mountain known as Denali that is the tallest in the United States. The mountain, referred to as ...
The federal government is considering renaming Kit Carson Mountain, a ridge with multiple fourteeners in southern Colorado’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains. During a recent update for the Colorado ...