In 1925 Paul Adams, a 24-year-old naturalist who might have popped whole from a Jack London novel, left his home in Knoxville to live alone on Mount Le Conte, the third highest peak in what would ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Beginning May 4, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will close Bullhead Trail from Monday through Thursday each week, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hikers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will have one less trail to reach Mount LeConte most weekdays. Bullhead Trail in the ...

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 ...

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 NATIONAL PARK – One of the most popular ways to reach the stunning summit of Mount LeConte will be taking some time off from foot traffic this year. The 8.7-mile Trillium Gap ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — Daniel Bice fulfilled his dream of conquering Mt. LeConte over the weekend, but it wasn't the average hike. Bice had part of his right leg amputated four years ago due to blood ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — One of the trails leading to the LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closing for four days a week as rehabilitation work continues. Starting on May 4 ...