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Grotto Falls

Grotto Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Grotto Falls is a waterfall in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 1,129 m. Kuwohi stands 2,025 m to the south-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,129 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.67387, -83.44956

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Rainbow Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Baskins Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Thousand Drips: 3.2 mi
  • Trickling Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Talking Falls: 4.2 mi
Attractions
  • Arch Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Hellbender: 3.9 mi
  • Birdventure: 3.9 mi
  • Rail Runner: 4.0 mi
  • Ripley's Super Fun Zone: 4.4 mi
Peaks
Parks: 41
  • Mynatt Park: 4.1 mi
  • Mills Park: 4.4 mi
  • Patriot Park: 9.7 mi
  • Wear Farm City Park: 11.4 mi
  • Sevierville City Park: 14.2 mi
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 18
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 11
Artworks: 8
  • Bear: 4.2 mi
  • Fish: 9.9 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 14.9 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 14.9 mi
  • Selu Statue: 16.3 mi
Springs: 4
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Grotto Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiSSW2,025 m8.1 mi
Mount le Conte - High TopSSE2,010 m1.5 mi
Mt. BuckleySSW2,004 m8.3 mi
Mount Le ConteSSE2,004 m1.5 mi
Cliff TopSSE1,997 m1.4 mi
Myrtle PointSE1,992 m1.7 mi
Mount LoveSSW1,956 m7.8 mi
West PointS1,937 m1.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:46
June solstice06:1920:1620:54
September equinox07:2218:5919:32
December solstice07:4116:4517:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262733414855585753453529
Precip in7.25.86.77.57.38.78.77.56.75.26.46.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Leconte, 1 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2454879775

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