Greenbrier Picnic Area
Greenbrier Picnic Area is a picnic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 497 m. Mount Guyot stands 2,019 m to the east, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion, a picnic site 0.6 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 6.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 20.4 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ben Morton Overlook · 7 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 7 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 8 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devils Den: 1.7 mi
- Lookout Rock: 3.3 mi
- Woolly Tops Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Mount Winnesoka: 3.6 mi
- Grotto Falls: 4.5 mi
- Ramsey Cascades: 4.7 mi
- Thousand Drips: 5.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.6 mi
- Baskins Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Arch Rock: 5.9 mi
- Hellbender: 6.7 mi
- Birdventure: 6.7 mi
- Rail Runner: 6.9 mi
- Ripley's Davy Crockett Mini-Golf: 7.1 mi
- Mills Park: 4.0 mi
- Mynatt Park: 7.4 mi
- Patriot Park: 10.8 mi
- Wear Farm City Park: 12.8 mi
- Sevierville City Park: 14.2 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 6.7 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 7.6 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 7.6 mi
- Chasing Rainbows Museum: 10.2 mi
- Alcatraz East Crime Museum: 12.2 mi
- Dolly Parton childhood home: 6.2 mi
- Fort Harry: 7.2 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 8.1 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 10.7 mi
- Cat Stairs: 1.7 mi
- The Jumpoff: 5.4 mi
- Eagle Rocks: 6.1 mi
- Alum Cave: 6.1 mi
- Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 0.6 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Cosby Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Heintooga Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Bear: 6.8 mi
- Fish: 11.1 mi
- Veterans Statue: 14.8 mi
- Dolly Parton: 14.8 mi
- Selu Statue: 17.3 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 13.4 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 14.6 mi
- Burnett Spring: 19.3 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 19.7 mi
- Whiteoak Spring: 24.3 mi
- Vista Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 16.4 mi
- Sylva Community Garden: 24.9 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center - Cocke County: 14.6 mi
- North Carolina Welcome Center: 19.2 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Greenbrier: 0.9 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 8.7 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 3.1 mi
- Covered Bridge Trail: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Greenbrier Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Guyot | E 94° | 2,019.13 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount le Conte - High Top | SW 217° | 2,009.55 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Le Conte | SW 217° | 2,004 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cliff Top | SW 221° | 1,996.55 m | 5.2 mi |
| Myrtle Point | SSW 214° | 1,991.56 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Chapman | ESE 105° | 1,960.2 m | 6.6 mi |
| Old Black | E 88° | 1,938.61 m | 7.2 mi |
| West Point | SW 225° | 1,937.31 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 45 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Leconte, 5 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2361073818
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