At 6,593 feet, Mount LeConte is the third-tallest peak in the park and home to one of the most unique backcountry accommodations in the National Park System: LeConte Lodge. This remote lodge, built in ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers helped a family of six to safety after they got lost hiking Mt. LeConte. The Louisiana family with children, ages 4, 5, 10, and 12, spent the night on a ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The first snow of the season has fallen on Mt. LeConte, according to LeConte Lodge staff. The Lodge shared a photo of a dusting of snow on the mountain and said a light ...

It's official: the LeConte Lodge has received its first snowfall of the season. Some scattered snow showers beginning Sunday night meant that visitors to Mt. LeConte were treated to several inches of ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — In the heights of the Great Smoky Mountains, snow started to fall on Thursday. Temperatures dropped just below 30 degrees Fahrenheit, and officials said that around 1 inch of snow ...

Looking to head up to Mount LeConte or Grotto Falls on Trillium Gap Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park? You’ll have to pick a different hiking route, at least for the next couple of weeks.

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Reaching 6,593 feet above the Great Smoky Mountains' foggy foothills, Mount LeConte is a popular trail with adventurous hikers looking for a challenge. LeConte is ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A hiker who developed a life-threatening illness was rescued from the LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Tuesday. The call for help was issued around ...

Mt. LeConte, Tenn. (WSMV) - The LeConte Lodge saw its first snowfall of the fall season this week. Early Monday morning, temperatures dropped as low as 26 degrees on the top of Mt. LeConte. These cold ...

Thanks to heavy rain in the Western North Carolina forecast, it will be a while longer before hikers can use the Trillium Gap Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The popular trail that leads ...

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