We hope you find this hike on Alum Cave Trail to Mount Leconte to visit the Leconte Lodge helpful & enjoyable! Along with checking out the Leconte Lodge we also go to Myrtle Point & Cliff tops to check out the views. Let us know if this was helpful and what hike you would like to see us do next...

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⏱⏱VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱⏱
0:00 Intro
1:07 Drive To Trail
1:46 Alum Cave Trailhead
2:33 Starting The Hike
4:08 Arch Rock
4:56 Hiking The Smokies
5:20 November Temperature
5:38 Inspiration Point
6:12 Eye Of The Needle
6:21 Hiking Alum Cave Trail
6:52 Alum Cave
7:47 Mt. LeConte Summit Trail
13:27 LeConte Lodge
14:39 LeConte Backcountry Shelter
15:00 Myrtle Point
16:35 Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge Tennessee
17:04 Top of Mt. LeConte
17:41 Cliff Tops
18:46 Exploring LeConte Lodge
19:24 LeConte Lodge Office &Store
20:04 Sack Lunch & Socks
20:49 LeConte Lodge Cabin, Dining Room & Llamas
21:19 Going Down Mount LeConte
22:49 Alum Cave
23:32 Hiking To The Bottom
25:02 Hike Recap

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Mount Le Conte (or LeConte) is a mountain located within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Sevier County, Tennessee. At 6,593 ft (2,010 m) it is the third highest peak in the national park, behind Clingmans Dome (6,643 ft (2,025 m)) and Mount Guyot (6,621 ft (2,018 m)). It is also the highest peak that is completely within Tennessee. From its immediate base to its summit, Mount Le Conte is the mountain with the highest relief east of the Rocky Mountains, rising 5,301 ft (1,616 m) from its base, near Gatlinburg, Tennessee (elevation 1,292 ft (394 m)).

There are four subpeaks above 6,000 ft (1,829 m) on the mountain (referred to as the LeConte massif): West Point (6,344 ft (1,934 m)), High Top (6,593 ft (2,010 m)), Cliff Tops (6,555 ft (1,998 m)), and Myrtle Point (6,200 ft (1,890 m)). In addition, Balsam Point, with an elevation above 5,840 ft (1,780 m), serves as the dramatic west end of the massif.

There is controversy over which member of the Le Conte family the mountain was named for. The United States Geological Survey lists geologist Joseph Le Conte as the man for whom the mountain was named, supposedly by Swiss explorer Arnold Guyot. However, in recent years this claim has been challenged by local authorities (including the authors of A Natural History of Mount Le Conte), who believe that the mountain derives its name from Joseph's older brother John Le Conte, a physicist at South Carolina College. Their story alleges that the mountain was named by Samuel Buckley in respect to John's help in moving his barometer to Waynesville, North Carolina, at Buckley's request.

Although the mountain was measured in the 1850s, very little activity took place on the mountain until the 1920s, when Paul Adams moved to Knoxville, Tennessee. An enthusiastic hiker and explorer, Adams spent much of his free time creating adventures in the mountains. In 1924 he joined the Great Smoky Mountain Conservation Association, a group dedicated to making the region into a national park. As part of this push, later that year he led an expedition up the mountain with dignitaries from Washington, in order to show the group what rugged beauty those mountains held. The group spent the night in a large tent, on which site LeConte Lodge was eventually built and became a popular resort near the top of the peak. The trip was a great success, and about a decade later Mount Le Conte and the surrounding region was protected as part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Mount Le Conte has the highest inn that provides lodging for visitors in the Eastern United States.

Mount Le Conte is part of the Great Smoky Mountains range of the Blue Ridge geologic and physiographic province of the Appalachian Mountains. It is located in the center of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and is surrounded by a number of lower mountains. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) northnortheast of Clingmans Dome, the highest mountain in the park and in Tennessee, and 3 miles (4.8 km) from the North Carolina state line. The mountain consists of a long massif, oriented in an easttowest direction, which contains four major peaks. Cliff Tops and Myrtle Point both provide nearly 360 degree views, while the other peaks are completely forested. A spring is located atop the mountain, which is the main water source for LeConte Lodge.

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