The trail gains 1 400 feet in 2 miles which makes for a steep climb so be sure to wear sturdy shoes and bring plenty of water.
Chimney tops fire gatlinburg.
23 2016 during a record setting drought.
Extraordinarily dry conditions combined with a wind storm with hurricane like power and a problematic fire in a hard to reach spot at the chimney tops to create hell on one of the prettiest places on god s earth.
The chimney tops trail is one of the most popular trails in great smoky mountains national park because of its length and spectacular views.
The fire began on the remote chimney tops peaks inside the great smoky mountains national park on nov.
On wednesday november 23 2016.
Greg salansky the park s fire management officer.
Before it was brought under control the fire killed 14 people injured more than 176 people and damaged or destroyed at least 2460 structures at a cost of more than 500 million.
The great smoky mountains wildfires were the deadliest wildfires in the eastern u s.
One of the largest wildfires was the chimney tops 2 fire which burned more than 10 000 acres and closed the chimney tops trail.
Enjoy the woodland forest as you delve into the stories and lore hidden in the hills for centuries.
Since the great fires of 1947 which killed 16 people in maine.
From chimney tops the fire raced north passing around the edges of downtown gatlinburg and reaching the outskirts of pigeon forge.
Fire summary the chimney tops 2 fire was reported in great smoky mountains national park near gatlinburg tn at approximately 5 30 p m.
Gatlinburg and sevier county burned the night of nov.
As far as we know this is the first publicly available map of the chimney tops 2 fire that burned from great smoky mountains national park into gatlinburg and pigeon forge tennessee.
The gatlinburg fire that killed 14 people was started by two teenagers dropping lit matches onto the ground along chimney tops trail in great smoky mountain national park sources close to the.