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Webcams in the Smokies


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See the latest views from six webcams in Great Smoky Mountains National Park below. Images update every 15 minutes. We also provide links to each camera’s webpage for current weather and photo archives. Your donations fund the webcams at Kuwohi and Newfound Gap. Thank you, Friends!

Kuwohi

Elevation: 6,644 feet Refresh cycle: 15 minutes Link: Kuwohi webcam page

Latest image from Kuwohi
Located on the North Carolina and Tennessee state line, Kuwohi is the highest peak in the park and the entire Appalachian Trail. It is the third-highest summit in eastern North America, 40 feet shy of matching the tallest peak at Mount Mitchell.

Newfound Gap

Elevation: 5,049 feet Refresh cycle: 15 minutes Link: Newfound Gap webcam page (includes weather)

Latest image from Newfound Gap
The overlook at Newfound Gap straddles the North Carolina and Tennessee state line along the Appalachian Trail. It is home to the two-tiered stone Rockefeller Memorial where President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially dedicated the national park in 1940.

Purchase Knob

Elevation: 5,086 feet Refresh cycle: 15 minutes Link: Purchase Knob webcam page (includes weather)

Latest image from Purchase Knob
Purchase Knob is located on the southeastern boundary of the national park in North Carolina and is home to the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center.

Look Rock

Elevation: 2,657 feet Refresh cycle: 15 minutes Link: Look Rock webcam page (includes weather)

Latest image from Look Rock
The Look Rock webcam is at the observation tower along the Foothills Parkway in Tennessee, which is part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It provides expansive views of the park and the East Tennessee Valley from a prominent ridge.

Twin Creeks – Phenocam

Elevation: 1,932 feet Refresh cycle: 15 minutes in daytime Link: Twin Creeks webcam page

Latest daily Image from Twin Creeks
The Twin Creeks webcam shows the date, time, and temperature. UTC time is five hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. The webcam is part of the Phenocam Network for ecological monitoring. It also features an infrared view.

Le Conte Creek – Phenocam

Elevation: 1,896 feet Refresh cycle: 15 minutes in daytime Link: Le Conte Creek webcam page

Latest daily Image from Le Conte Creek
The Le Conte Creek webcam shows the date, time, and temperature. UTC time is five hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. The webcam is part of the Phenocam Network for ecological monitoring. It also features an infrared view.

Note: If an image doesn’t load, the camera or its website may be temporarily down. Try refreshing the page. If the image is black or dark, it is likely night in the Smokies. Come back when Earth has rotated us back into the sunlight.