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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
1129 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.67387, -83.44956

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Rainbow Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Baskins Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Thousand Drips: 3.2 mi
  • Trickling Falls: 3.8 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
Parks: 43
  • 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: 15
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 9.4 miles of Grotto Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KuwohiSSW 200°2,024.79 m8.1 mi
Mount le Conte - High TopSSE 152°2,009.55 m1.5 mi
Mt. BuckleySSW 202°2,004.12 m8.3 mi
Mount Le ConteSSE 152°2,004 m1.5 mi
Cliff TopSSE 168°1,996.55 m1.4 mi
Myrtle PointSE 145°1,991.56 m1.7 mi
Mount LoveSSW 198°1,955.79 m7.8 mi
West PointS 189°1,937.31 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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