Case file · Sacred site
Kuwohi, the White Bear's mountain
Kuwa'hi, 'Mulberry place', the highest peak in the Smokies, was home to the White Bear, chief of the bears, who were transformed Cherokee and held dances in townhouses under the peak each autumn.
1900 CE · 35.56, -83.50 · status: legend
The account
The enchanted lake of Atagahi, where wounded bears were healed, lay nearby. The peak was called Clingmans Dome from 1859 until the US Board on Geographic Names restored the name Kuwohi in 2024.