10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial
10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial is a historic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 811 m. Mount le Conte - High Top stands 2,010 m to the east-southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bears, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- In memory to those sons of the south who served in the Tenth Mountain Division in WWII and made the supreme sacrifice in the defense of the promise that all people have the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Campaigns Kiska, Aleutian Isl
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 4 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 10 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 10 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bears: 0.1 mi
- Otter: 0.1 mi
- Ski Mountain Coaster: 0.2 mi
- Ober Mountain Coaster: 0.2 mi
- Amazing Mirror Maze: 2.1 mi
- Cataract Falls: 1.4 mi
- Laurel Falls: 2.7 mi
- Thousand Drips: 4.2 mi
- Baskins Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Huskey Branch Falls: 4.5 mi
- Holy Butt: 0.5 mi
- Mount Harrison: 1.0 mi
- Caney High Top: 1.5 mi
- Phils View: 1.6 mi
- Cove Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Mynatt Park: 2.4 mi
- Patriot Park: 5.8 mi
- Wear Farm City Park: 6.5 mi
- Mills Park: 6.6 mi
- Sevierville City Park: 10.6 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 2.2 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 2.2 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 3.2 mi
- Chasing Rainbows Museum: 6.4 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 6.6 mi
- Alum Cave: 7.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 9.2 mi
- East End: 9.4 mi
- The Shinbone: 9.9 mi
- The Jumpoff: 10.6 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 9.6 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 4.1 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 5.8 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 5.8 mi
- Fort Harry: 6.5 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 11.6 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 5.6 mi
- Greenbrier: 9.3 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 23.9 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 24.2 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 24.2 mi
- Bear: 3.1 mi
- Fish: 5.8 mi
- Veterans Statue: 11.3 mi
- Dolly Parton: 11.3 mi
- Selu Statue: 21.5 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 23.2 mi
- Strong rock spring: 23.3 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 24.4 mi
- Vista Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 20.5 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount le Conte - High Top | ESE 117° | 2,010 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Le Conte | ESE 117° | 2,004 m | 7.6 mi |
| Cliff Top | ESE 118° | 1,997 m | 7.2 mi |
| Myrtle Point | ESE 116° | 1,992 m | 7.9 mi |
| West Point | ESE 120° | 1,937 m | 6.8 mi |
| Balsam Point | SE 126° | 1,774 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Mingus | SE 137° | 1,764 m | 8.1 mi |
| Peregrine Peak | SE 125° | 1,629 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:46 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gatlinburg 2 SW, 2 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9908589042
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