Perched at 6,360 feet on top of Mount Le Conte in the heart of the Smoky Mountains, LeConte Lodge is celebrating 100 years of ...

At 6,593 feet, LeConte is the third-highest peak in the Smokies and the highest peak in the state of Tennessee. When the push ...

the retired co-founder of the University of Tennessee Libraries' Great Smoky Mountains Regional Collection. "When they got on Mount LeConte and got up on Cliff Top and took a look, then it was ...

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 ...

Korrin Bishop Visitors looking for a challenging hike filled with sweeping mountain vistas and unique geological landmarks should consider the Alum Cave Trail to Mount Le Conte. This popular 4.6 ...

1st Class Tracy Banta, a Tennessee National Guard Flight Paramedic, is hoisted into a rescue helicopter with a hiker who has life-threatening illness on Mount LeConte at the Great Smoky Mountain ...

A multiyear rehabilitation project will close Bullhead Trail on certain days until the fall. Here's when you can and can't hike the trail starting May 5.

Looking for the coolest campsites with great views of the Smokies? These were the best in East Tennessee in USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.

As for record-breakers, Mount Le Conte holds the Tennessee records for 24-hour snowfall, 30 inches, and snow depth, 63 inches, both from a winter storm in March 1993. Great Smoky Mountains ...