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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States Coordinates 35°37′44″N 83°28′42″W / 35.6289763°N 83.478327°W / 35.6289763; -83.478327 ( 2016 Great Smoky Mountains w
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers a total of 522,419 acres (816.280 sq mi; 211,415 ha; 2,114.15 km 2) The park is roughly evenly divided between Tennessee and North Carolina, and is located within portions of Blount, Sevier, and Cocke Counties in Tennessee, and Swain and Haywood Counties in North Carolina. [12]
Oconaluftee Visitor Center near the eastern entrance to the park. The Oconaluftee is the valley of the Oconaluftee River in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Formerly the site of a Cherokee village and an Appalachian community, the valley is now North Carolina's main entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The Laurel Falls Trail is an American hiking trail, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park of Sevier County, Tennessee.The trail ascends Cove Mountain (elev. 4,077 ft (1,243 m); 1,372 m), leading past Laurel Falls, one of the most popular waterfalls in the national park, en route to the summit of Cove Mountain and the Cove Mountain fire tower.
The Great Smoky Mountains Association — Non-profit partner of the National Park, creator of park maps, guides, and books, and operates all official park information and visitor centers 35°41′08″N 83°32′11″W / 35.6855°N 83.5365°W / 35.6855; -83
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The Rough Ridge fire in the Cohutta Wilderness, believed to have started from a lightning strike October 16, [13] burned almost 11,300 hectares (28,000 acres), making it one of the largest fires ever in Georgia. The Rock Mountain fire was about 4,250 hectares (10,500 acres) and caused the evacuation of Dream Catcher Cove north of Tate City. [14]
Mountain rising above Cades Cove View of Cades Cove toward the exit of the 11-mile auto tour Cades Cove during a total solar eclipse Cades Cove is an isolated valley located in the Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The valley was home to numerous settlers before the formation of the national park. Cades Cove, the single most popular destination for visitors to the ...