SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. — Before setting out on his 600th summit hike of Mount Le Conte, Larry Russell offered a couple of words of advice — “Be careful, have fun.” WBIR last followed “Larry Legend” up ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Reaching 6,593 feet above the Great Smoky Mountains' foggy foothills, Mount LeConte is a popular trail with adventurous hikers looking for a challenge. LeConte is ...

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 ...

The first snow of the season has fallen on the Great Smoky Mountains. LeConte Lodge had its first dusting Oct. 30. The lodge, situated just below the 6,593-foot summit of Mount LeConte in the Great ...

In late fall of 1925, Paul Adams was astonished to see a visitor walk into his camp on Mount Le Conte. Adams, a young man of 25, had been hired by the Knoxville-based Great Smoky Mountains ...

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK — At 6,593 feet, Mt Le Conte is the third highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. PHOTOS: Look back in time at the Great Smoky Mountains National ...

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At 6,593 feet, Mount LeConte is the third-tallest peak in the park and home to one of the most unique backcountry accommodations in the National Park System: LeConte Lodge. This remote lodge, built in ...

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