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The Smoky Mountains' highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi

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The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday to change the name Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi.

The Cherokee name for the mountain translates to “mulberry place” The peak is visible from the Qualla Boundary , home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians .

The peak became known as Clingman Dome following an 1859 survey by geographer Arnold Guyot .

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