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1979 Map of Gatlinburg

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Gatlinburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Gatlinburg serves as the focal point of this survey, shown as a dense center of development tucked against the northern edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The transition from the commercial infrastructure of the town to the protected wilderness of the park is starkly illustrated, with a Cable Lift and Ski Slope rising from the town's edge toward Mt Harrison. Further south, the settlement at Elkmont sits near the Little River, surrounded by the rugged ridges of Sugarland Mountain and Cove Mountain.

Cultural landmarks like Valley View Ch and Covemont Ch point to the area's rural community roots, while the Sugarlands Visitor Information Center and numerous Campgrounds reflect the 1970s era of increasing tourism. The map also documents the drainage patterns of the West Prong Little Pigeon River and the complex network of mountain gaps, including Fighting Creek Gap and Huskey Gap, that defined travel through these ridges.