Great Smoky Mountains National Park Flint Gap Fire burning 58 …
WEB1 day ago · 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, according to the ...
Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies - Great Smoky ...
WEB3 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.
September 20 Flint Gap Fire update - Great Smoky Mountains …
WEB1 day ago · Date: September 20, 2024 Contact: Katie Liming The Flint Gap Fire is still estimated to be 58 acres and is now 50% contained. Yesterday, firefighters were able to safely access the fire, located in a steep, remote area of the park, to successfully secure much of the fire edge.
Clingmans Dome renamed Kuwohi in Great Smoky Mountains …
WEB1 day 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 returns to Native American …
WEB2 days ago · Great Smoky Mountains National Park closes Kuwohi every year for three half-days so that predominantly Cherokee schools can visit the mountain and learn its history. Great Smoky Mountains National ...
More than $10 million in improvements coming soon to Great Smoky ...
WEBMar 22, 2024 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park is using recreation fee revenue funds to: Improve visitor safety. We’ve started the park’s first Preventative Search and Rescue (PSAR) team.
$10M improvements coming to Great Smoky Mountains …
WEBMar 20, 2024 · More than $10 million in improvements are coming to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park thanks to the “Park it Forward” program.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Wildfire, wind prompt …
WEBNov 21, 2023 · Gusting winds and dangerous wildfires sweeping through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have prompted rangers to clear visitors from two campgrounds and close major roads.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park closes most roads over …
WEBNov 21, 2023 · ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed most park roads as well as its Elkmont and Cades Cove campgrounds after the National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather...
Wildfire near Smoky Mountains prompts mandatory evacuations
WEBMar 31, 2022 · SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Firefighters sought to get a handle Wednesday on a wildfire spreading near Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, amid mandatory evacuations as winds whipped up ahead of a line of strong storms forecast to move in overnight.
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