ᎯᎠ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ Smokies ᎨᏒᎢ Clingmans ᏂᎦᏛᎢ (6,642 ᏧᎾᎳᏏᏕᎾ, 2,024 ᎠᏎᎯᎯ), ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏂᎷᏨ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎬᎾᏕᎾ ᎠᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏙᏗ. paved ᏅᏃᎯ ᏫᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎭᏫᏂᏗᏢ 300 ᏧᎾᎳᏏᏕᎾ (90 m) ᎯᎠ ᎤᏂᎪᏗᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎾᎿᎢ ᎠᎾᏓᏩᏛᎯᏙᎯ ᏰᎵᏇ ᎠᎢᏒ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᏅᏅ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏚᎢ. ᎢᏗᎦᏘᎭ-ᏓᏓᏁᏤᎸ ᏂᎬᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏂᎷᏨ ᎾᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏂᎪᏗᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎿ ᏧᎸᏌᏓ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎾᏓᏩᏛᎯᏙᎯ ᏰᎵᏇ ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎯᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᎭ (ᏖᎾᏏ, ᎤᏴᏢ Carolina, ᎤᎦᎾᏭ Carolina, ᏣᏥᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎾᏓ ᎩᎦᎭᎢ). Clingmans ᏂᎦᏛᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎯᎠ ᏩᎦᎸᎳᏗᏴ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏖᎾᏏ. ᎯᎠ Smokies ᎤᎵᏌᎳᏙᏗ ᏂᎬᎢ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ dagatuwisdisgv ᎡᎳᏗ terrain. ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏱᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ, ᎠᎩᎶᎯᏍᏗ LeConte (6,593 ᏧᎾᎳᏏᏕᎾ, 2,010 ᎠᏎᎯᎯ) ᎤᎵᏌᎳᏙᏗ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎬᎾᏬᏍᎬ ᏑᏟᎶᏛ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ Ꮝ alenvdidsv. ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏂᎦᏛᎢ, ᎯᎠ Smokies ᎠᎩᏍᏗ ᎦᎨᏛ ᎾᏕᏘᏴᎯᏒ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎨᏒ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ. ᎾᏕᏘᏴᎯᏒ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏍᏓᏅᏅ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ 50 80 ᎢᏯᏏᏔᏗᏍᏗ (130-200 cm)[2], ᎠᎴ snowfall ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎪᎳ ᏰᎵᏇ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎦᎨᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎾᎿ ᎯᎠ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᎨᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎷᏚᎧᏘ. ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎤᏠᏱ ᎾᎬᏁᎲ, ᎯᎠ dagatuwisdisgv terrain ᎤᎭ ᎾᏕᏘᏴᎯᏒ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ yvwatuwidv 40 50 ᎢᏯᏏᏔᏗᏍᏗ (100-130 cm).

ᏗᎭᏄᎸᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ derived ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎾᏍᎦᏅᏅᎠ Nicholas, ᎠᎴ Sinterklaas, ᎦᎪ ᎤᏓᏁᎸ ᎧᎵᏎᏥ ᎯᎠ Dutch ᏗᏂᏲᎵ ᎾᎿ ᎥᏍᎩᏱ 6. Dutch ᎦᏁᎳ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏄᏯᎩ ᎠᏲᎸᎯ ᎪᎯ ᎧᏃᎮᎸᎯ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎠᏂ. Irving ᎪᏪᎵᎠ ᎾᏍᎦᏅᏅᎠ Nicholas ""ᎠᎩᎸᎥᏍᎬ ᎦᏬᎯᎸᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏚᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏕᏡᎬ, ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ Ꮎ ᎢᏗᎦᏘᎭ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏓᏆᎴᎷ ᎾᎿ ᎢᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏂᏲᎯᎭ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎾᏕᏘᏴᎯᏒ ᎠᏓᏁᎭ ᏗᏂᏲᎵ."" ᎯᎠ ᏗᎵᎪᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏗᎭᏄᎸᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏛ "" ᎠᏓᏩᏛᎯᏓᏍᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎾᏍᎦᏅᎾ Nicholas"" (1822) ᎾᎥᎢ ᎠᏑᏰᏍᏗ Clarke Moore, ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏯᏓᏛᏁᎸ Santa ᎠᏱᎵᏒ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏓᏆᎴᎷ ᎤᎾᏌᏁᏒ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎠᏫᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ distributing ᏗᏓᏁᏗ ᏗᏂᏲᎵ. ᎤᏤᎵ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎪᏢᏅᎯ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎠᏓᏥ-ᎠᎹᏰᏟ cartoonist Thomas Nast (1840-1902), ᎦᎪ ᎤᏎᏒᎲ ᎢᏤ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ ᎾᏕᏘᏴᎯᏒ ᎠᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ 1863. ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ 1880s, Nast ᎤᏤᎵ Santa ᎠᏰᎲ ᏚᏙᎳᏩᏛᎲ ᎾᎾᎯ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎾᏊ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ. ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ standardized ᎾᎥᎢ advertisers ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ 1920s. ᎠᏓᏙᏓ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎪᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ 15th ᏍᏉᎯᏧᏈ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏅᎯ ᎬᏙᏗ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎢᏳᏩᎪᏗ Victorian ᎩᎵᏏᏲ remade ᎤᏤᎵ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎪᏢᏗ Ꮎ Santa.

ᏗᎧᎸᎬᏗᏜ ᎡᎳᏗᏜ ᎠᏁᎰᎢ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᎳ ᏲᎾ. ᎾᎪᎯᎸᏊ ᎠᏁᎲ ᏕᏡᎬ ᏚᎾᎩᎶᎢ, ᏓᏂᎩᏍᎬ ᏚᎵᏍᏚᏒᎢ. ᏧᏃᏰᏂ ᏳᏍᏗ ᏚᏙᏢᏐ ᏚᏩᏂᎦᏢ ᏧᏂᏂᏴᏗ. ᎠᏂᎪᏩᎳ ᏲᎾ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎨᏐ ᎤᏂᏩᏒᏍᏗ, ᎥᏍᎩᏅ ᎤᏂᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪ ᎤᎾᏕᎳᎰᎯᏍᏗ ᏫᎬᏩᏓᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ ᏚᎵᏍᏚᏒᎢ.

ᎤᏤᎵᏛ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ Ꮎ ᎠᏓᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎩᎾᏗᏍᏗ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏛ ᎠᏰᏍᏛᏗ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ (ᎢᏳᏃ ᏰᎵ ᎤᎾᏅᏛ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎧᎵᏎᏥ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ), Pharaoh ᏙᏒᏓᎵ, ᏗᏁᏍᎨᏍᎩ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ, ᎤᏁᎬ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎩᎦᎨ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏥᎸ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ. ᎠᎨᏔᏗᏍᏗ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᏂᏱᎴᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏴᏫ ᎤᏠᏱᎭ ᎠᏍᏆᏛᎯ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎠᏑᏗ ᎦᏙᏗ insecticides, ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏊ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎦᏯᎸᎩ ᎦᎾ Ꮎ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎦᏟᏌᏅ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏀᎢᏳᎢ ᎠᏲᎸᎯ ᎦᏐᎯ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏁᏍᎩᎸᏒ ᎭᏢᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᎯᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏰᏍᏛᏗ ᏐᎢ ᎠᏁᎳ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏂᎪᏗᏗ — ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ Ꮎ ᏰᎵᏇ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏲᎳᏅ ᎯᎠ ᏗᏎᏍᏗ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏓᎵ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᏗᏙᎳᏤᎩ. Boric ᏧᏄᏦᏍᏔ ᎠᎴ borax ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ insecticideᎾ ᏗᎦᏃᏢᎩ ᏂᎦᎾᏰᎬᎾ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ. ᎬᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏞᎬ insurgence ᎯᎠ ᎩᎦᎨ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏥᎸ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ, tactic ᎤᏯᏅᎲ ᎠᏗᎦᎴᏯᏍᏗ ᎠᏑᏗ ᎦᏙᏗ ᎤᎭ ᏭᏪᏙᎢ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ, ᎾᎥᎢ ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎧᏃᏗ (ᎤᏠᏱᎭ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏑᏗ ᎦᏙᏗ ᎠᏎᎸ ᎢᏗᎬᏁᏗ ᎧᎵ ᏗᎪᎥᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎠᏥᎸ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ) ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᏰᏍᏛᏗ ᏗᎦᎾᏗᎯᏍᏗ ᎡᏆ ᎡᏍᎦᏂ, ᏯᏛᎿ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎣᏂ, ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗ ᎠᎨᏔᏗᏍᏗ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏴᏫ. ᎤᏁᏍᎩᎸᏒ ᎠᎾᏍᎬᏘ ᎾᏍᏋ ᎠᏲᏍᏔᏅ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎠᏍᏓᏩᏕᎬ ᎯᎠ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ' ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᏅᏅ ᎦᏐᎯ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏁᏍᎩᎸᏒ, ᏀᎢᏳᎢ ᎠᏤᏫᎠ ᎠᎵᏢᏍᎩ ᎠᎹ ᎾᏀᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᎯᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎬᏫᏳ ᎠᏂᏁᎳ. (ᎠᏓᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᏙᏒᏓᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎦᏲᎵᎨ ᎬᎾᏬᏍᎬ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏍᏆᎸᎲ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏕᎵᏓ pheromones ᎤᏁᎢᏍᏔᏅᎩ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ).

ᎾᎿ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏟᏌᏃᏅᎯ ᎠᏲᏍᏔᏅ ᏓᏓᏁᎸ, ᏌᏊ, 7 ᎡᎶᎯ ᏗᏓᏁᏟᏴᎡᏗ ᎠᏰᎵ, ᎤᎭ ᎢᏤ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏂᎬᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ Ameriprise ᎠᏕᎸ ᏄᎾᏍᏛ, Inc., ᎠᏗᏆᎳᏕᏲ ᎤᏣᏘᎾ ᏴᏩᏁᎬ ᎢᎦᏪᏍᏗ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏄᎾᏍᏛ Advisors ᎤᎭ ᏭᏪᏙᎢ ᏓᎪᎥᎩ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏰᎵᏊ ᏱᎩ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ. ᎾᎿᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ Ꮭ ᎪᎯᏳᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏰᎸᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏔᏲᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎤᏜᏅᏛ ᎠᎦᏘᏍᎬ ᎢᎬᏱᏗᏢ ᎠᏂᎩᏍᏗ 2010, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏂᎾᏗᏅᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ 7 WTC ᎠᎴ ᏐᎢ ᎢᏤ ᎠᏁᏍᎨᎲ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏄᎾᏍᏛ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏩᏂᎨᎢ.