Tuckaleechee Caverns
Tuckaleechee Caverns is an attraction in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 359 m. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the south-southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 23.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 14 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 20 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 20 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Rocky Knob: 1.1 mi
- Rich Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Chestnut Top: 2.0 mi
- Cerulean Knob: 2.1 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 2.9 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 5.6 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 6.9 mi
- Ski Mountain Coaster: 12.5 mi
- Ober Mountain Coaster: 12.5 mi
- Amerine Park: 11.2 mi
- John Sevier Park: 12.0 mi
- Wildwood Park: 12.0 mi
- Maryville College Woods: 12.1 mi
- City of Maryville Little League: 12.3 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 2.2 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 3.2 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 3.4 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 4.7 mi
- Spruce Flats Falls: 5.4 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 1.8 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 12.2 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 12.6 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 14.8 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 14.8 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 12.7 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 12.8 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 14.7 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 15.4 mi
- Emert Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.4 mi
- East End: 12.8 mi
- Morton Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 3.7 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Vista Gardens: 15.6 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 21.8 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 21.8 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 21.8 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 21.8 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 13.0 mi
- Fish: 15.2 mi
- Bear: 15.7 mi
- Veterans Statue: 18.6 mi
- Dolly Parton: 18.6 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 15.2 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 19.8 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 20.3 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Elkmont: 10.9 mi
- Proctor: 13.0 mi
- Calderwood: 16.3 mi
- Judson: 21.2 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Tuckaleechee Caverns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,685.16 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rocky Top | SSE 152° | 1,657.32 m | 7.3 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | SSE 150° | 1,564.85 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mt. Squires | SSE 164° | 1,540.46 m | 6.8 mi |
| Spence Field | SSE 160° | 1,509.76 m | 6.9 mi |
| Devils Tater Patch | S 186° | 1,451 m | 7.7 mi |
| Little Bald | S 184° | 1,445 m | 7.5 mi |
| Devils Courthouse | SE 134° | 1,406.04 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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