Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies - Great Smoky ...
WEB2 days ago · News Release Date: September 18, 2024 Contact: Katie Liming. ... Kuwohi is one of the most popular sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with more than 650,000 visitors per year. It is the tallest point in Tennessee and the third-highest summit east of the Mississippi River.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Flint Gap Fire burning 58 …
WEB20 hours ago · Devarrick Turner. Knoxville News Sentinel. The Flint Gap Fire, which has been burning for three weeks in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, remains uncontained and has grown to 58 acres ...
Clingmans Dome renamed Kuwohi in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
WEB2 days ago · The 6,643-foot Kuwohi is one of the most popular sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with more than 650,000 visitors a year, according the National Park Service.
The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak is reverting to its Cherokee …
WEB1 day ago · GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday in favor of a request from the Eastern Band …
More than $10 million in improvements coming soon to Great Smoky ...
WEBMar 22, 2024 · The park is using this money to improve visitor safety, increase park ranger presence, and repair, enhance and maintain public park facilities. The park's second year of the parking tag program began this month.
What to expect this fall at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
WEB4 days ago · News Release Date: September 16, 2024 Contact: Katie Liming. GATLINBURG, Tenn.—It’s beginning to feel like fall in Great Smoky Mountains National Park! Fall is a beautiful but busy time in the Smokies. Visitors should plan their trips and expect crowds, traffic congestion and limited parking throughout the park.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Flint Gap Fire grows to …
WEB6 days ago · 0:04. 1:56. Firefighter crews continue to face challenges containing the Flint Gap fire in the Great Smoky Mountains, which has grown to 46 acres, according to the National Park Service. The fire ...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park reveals Flint Gap fire …
WEBSep 3, 2024 · A 17-acre wildfire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Hannah Mountain was caused by lightning, according to the National Park Service. Fires caused by lightning are rare...
Fire inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park doubles in …
WEBAug 29, 2024 · A wildland fire reported inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Monday has grown even larger, keeping some roads, trails and campsites in the park closed, according to park...
Fire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: See road, trail …
WEBAug 28, 2024 · A wildland fire reported inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Monday has led to road, trail and campsite closures in the park, according to park officials. As of...
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