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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Believe it or not, a part of East Tennessee received snow on Monday, Oct. 16. ... At 6,593 feet, Mount LeConte is the third-highest peak in the Smokies.

Once you go, you become a part of its history and mystique. The LeConte Lodge stands atop one of the highest peaks east of the Mississippi River, and there's only one way to get there: Your own ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s almost like experiencing a dreamy déjà vu on Mt. LeConte as an October snowfall event has occurred for the second year in a row on the same date; except unlike ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Snowfall coated parts of the Great Smoky Mountains overnight on Wednesday, April 3. The official blog of the LeConte Lodge on Mt. LeConte reported Thursday morning that ...

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 highest peak in what would become ...

1925 A tent camp is erected atop Mount LeConte by Paul Adams to entertain dignitaries visiting from Washington, D.C., as the idea of establishing a park grows more serious.

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — You don’t need a map or compass to hike to Mount LeConte. There’s only one direction: up. There are five different routes up and down Mount LeConte, the third-… ...

Mount LeConte is the Great Smoky Mountains' third-highest peak, and the idea for its famous lodge started with Paul Adams and his dog, ... a Knoxville detective, was killed in a gun battle.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will close the popular Trillium Gap Trail to Mount LeConte May 13 for a two-year rehabilitation project.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A lodge near the summit of the Smokies' Mount LeConte won't open for the season Monday as planned, officials said this week. LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains ...