• El Niño to make the mountains colder and drier this winter. Predicting climate in the old days relied upon observing cues in nature. The Farmers’ Almanac finds that people looked at woolly worms in late summer in get a sense of winter. The more black hairs on the worm, the colder and wetter the winter. Of ...

• First freezing night in the Great Smokies. Overnight the temperature dropped to 25° F at the Newfound Gap weather station, elevation 5,000 ft. Mt LeConte at 6400 ft above sea level recorded a low temperature of 31° F.  The slight warming at 1,400 ft higher in elevation is caused by a tempe...

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The atlas includes:

1:96,500 scale GPS Trail Map with topographic elevations and forest canopy type, 39" x 18" divided into 3 tiles for easy use.
A 3D map offers a Bird's Eye View of the park and is a quick, intiutive way to visualize the topography of the park. 18.5" x 13"
1:192,000 scale map shows Camping in the park and is great for the early stages of planning your backpack trip. 18.5" x 13"
A historic topographic map the shows Pioneer Places in the park and the area on the eve of the park's creation. 18.5" x 13"
A 32-page trail gazetteer booklet that gives exact location of trailheads, trail intersections, backcountry campsites, and scenic areas. Gives trail users cumulative elevation gains and losses. 6" x 4.5"
Free GPS Data Pack download with GPX track and waypoint files for trails and destinations in the park. Includes expanded gazetteer and special topographic mapbook. 36-megabyte download only.