THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS FEATURE THE HIGHEST COLLECTION OF PEAKS, INCLUNDING 17 MORE THAN 6.000 FEET IN ELEVATION. NAMED AN INTERNATIONAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOR THE AWESOME VARIETY OF PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE FOUND THERE. THE SMOKIES FORM AN IMPRESSIVE WALL OF ANCIENT ROCK ALONG THE MODERN-DAY BORDER OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE.