Where R The Smoky Mountains?
Where R The Smoky Mountains? The Great Smokies lie between Knoxville, Tennessee (just to the west), and Asheville, North Carolina (just to the east), blending into the Blue Ridge escarpment to the east in western North Carolina. What city is closest to the Smoky Mountains? Gatlinburg, TN. 7.6 mi / 19 mins. Pigeon Forge, TN.