Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area
Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area is a picnic site in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 511 m. Cold Spring Knob stands 1,596 m to the south-southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top, a peak 1.0 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 6.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Parks Service
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 7 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 13 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 13 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Top: 1.0 mi
- Curry He Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Little Roundtop: 1.8 mi
- Curry She Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Meigs Creek Cascade: 1.5 mi
- Meigs Falls: 1.7 mi
- Mannis Branch Falls: 2.1 mi
- Cane Creek Twin Falls: 2.5 mi
- Laurel Falls: 3.2 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 2.3 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 4.7 mi
- Ski Mountain Coaster: 5.4 mi
- Ober Mountain Coaster: 5.4 mi
- Otter: 5.4 mi
- Mynatt Park: 7.7 mi
- Wear Farm City Park: 8.6 mi
- Patriot Park: 9.2 mi
- Mills Park: 12.0 mi
- Sevierville City Park: 13.2 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 5.8 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 7.6 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 7.6 mi
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: 7.6 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 8.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Emert Bluff: 8.2 mi
- East End: 9.3 mi
- Alum Cave: 11.8 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 7.9 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 9.2 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 9.3 mi
- Fort Harry: 10.2 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 8.7 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 14.8 mi
- Bear: 8.5 mi
- Fish: 9.1 mi
- Veterans Statue: 13.8 mi
- Dolly Parton: 13.8 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 18.9 mi
- Vista Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 23.2 mi
- Adaptive and Enabling Garden: 24.3 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 24.4 mi
- University of Tennessee Gardens: 24.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 8.6 mi
- Greenbrier: 14.7 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 21.6 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 22.0 mi
- Grayson Subaru Nature Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Elkmont: 4.3 mi
- Proctor: 14.9 mi
- Judson: 19.6 mi
- Calderwood: 22.8 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 13.9 mi
- Strong rock spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Spring Knob | SSE 162° | 1,595.73 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Davis | S 173° | 1,533.71 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ben Parton Lookout | SSE 152° | 1,481.57 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hemlock Knob | SSE 169° | 1,472.61 m | 7.6 mi |
| Peak 4820 | S 186° | 1,469 m | 7.7 mi |
| Dripping Spring Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,466.72 m | 5.6 mi |
| Devils Courthouse | S 190° | 1,406.04 m | 7.3 mi |
| Blanket Mountain | SSE 151° | 1,405.07 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:46 | 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 | 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, 6 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/2330052757
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