Marker with plaque designating the observation tower history, Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkMetal plaque mounted on gravel covered concrete marker. Observation tower This structure, built in 1959, replaced a wooden fire tower that succumbed to the elements and time. It stands on the boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina at an elevation of 6642 feet, the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The spiraling 300 foot ramp rises 45 feet above the ground to provide you with an unobstructed panoramic view of more than 50 miles in all directions. The smoke like haze rising from the dense forest gave the name to these mountains.Observation tower marker Clingmans Dome, II-A-Sign-17241
View of nature trail through a stand of small native trees, Elkmont campground, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkSelf-guided nature trail with signs and markers, Elkmont campground. Work Order No. R-11 GRSM. Nature trail winds through a stand of small native trees. The wood stake and large rock on extreme right of photo shows location of an interpretive marker. The routed plastic marker was removed by vandals.0, II-T-Tn-7509, Physical Facilities - Trails - Nature trails, Spruce Fir, Big Locust, Buckeye, Cades Cove Vista, Pine Oak, Junglebrook, Sugarlands, Cosby; Elkmont (Mids Branch)
Dark view of many thin trees surrounding larger tree, Big Locust Nature TrailGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkBig Locust Nature Trail; Basswood clump, II-Tn-5445, Physical Facilities - Trails - Nature trails, Spruce Fir, Big Locust, Buckeye, Cades Cove Vista, Pine Oak, Junglebrook, Sugarlands, Cosby; Elkmont (Mids Branch)
Lighter view of many thin trees surrounding larger tree, Big Locust Nature TrailGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkBig Locust Nature Trail; Basswood clump, II-Tn-5446, Physical Facilities - Trails - Nature trails, Spruce Fir, Big Locust, Buckeye, Cades Cove Vista, Pine Oak, Junglebrook, Sugarlands, Cosby; Elkmont (Mids Branch)
Pine Oak Trail SignGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkPine Oak Trail Sign, II-A-Sign-3314, Physical Facilities - Minor Structures - Signs
Hikers next to cliff on trail observing trees to rightGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkTaken for use in Exhibit #3 of Sugarlands Visitor Center. Vertical. Hikers on one of the Trails, IV-U-Hiking-5692, Miscellaneous - Use of Park - Hiking in Park
view of parking area and road with two cars parked, Elkmont campground, TennesseeGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkSelf-guided nature trail with signs and markers, Elkmont campground. Work Order No. R-11 GRSM. Parking area in foreground and road, Route 4, in background. Connecting trail to Elkmont campground to the right of the photo.Elkmont Nature Trail; Mids. Branch Nature Trail, II-T-Tn-7506, Physical Facilities - Trails - Nature trails, Spruce Fir, Big Locust, Buckeye, Cades Cove Vista, Pine Oak, Junglebrook, Sugarlands, Cosby; Elkmont (Mids Branch)