Flint Gap Fire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is 95
WEB22 hours ago · Knoxville News Sentinel. 0:00. 1:56. The Flint Gap Fire, which began burning in August in a remote area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is 95% contained as of Sept. 24. After hiking ...
Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies - Great Smoky ...
WEBSep 18, 2024 · News Release Date: September 18, 2024 Contact: Katie Liming. ... Kuwohi is one of the most popular sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with more than 650,000 visitors per year. It is the tallest point in Tennessee and the third-highest summit east of the Mississippi River.
The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak is reverting to its Cherokee …
WEB6 days ago · GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday in favor of a request from the Eastern Band …
Uncontained Flint Gap Fire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park …
WEBThe Flint Gap Fire, which has been burning for three weeks in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, remains uncontained and has grown to 58 acres, according to the National Park Service ...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park's uncontained Flint Gap …
WEBT he Flint Gap Fire remains at 46 acres and is 0% contained, but only a few areas are actively burning within the perimeter, according to the latest update by the National Park Service. “Once ...
More than $10 million in improvements coming soon to Great Smoky ...
WEBMar 22, 2024 · The park is using this money to improve visitor safety, increase park ranger presence, and repair, enhance and maintain public park facilities. The park's second year of the parking tag program began this month.
News - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
WEBJun 17, 2024 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park strives to keep the public informed about news events which occur within the park by providing news releases to local and regional news providers, and by posting current news releases on this web site.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Flint Gap Fire grows to …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · The Flint Gap Fire that was started by lightning on Aug. 26 still is not contained and continues to burn slowly in a remote area of Great Smoky Mountain National Park, according to the...
Fire inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park doubles in …
WEBAug 29, 2024 · A wildland fire reported inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Monday has grown even larger, keeping some roads, trails and campsites in the park closed, according to park...
Cause of wildfire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park …
WEBSep 3, 2024 · The cause of a wildfire in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park first reported Aug. 26 has been identified by fire officials and investigators, according to a recent news release.