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13 of the Best Waterfalls Around the Smoky Mountains

Gatlinburg sits on the Western edge of the Smoky Mountains. That means there is a significant change in elevation moving East to West from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park toward Pigeon Forge, Knox County, and the rest of the Tennessee Valley.

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With an average of 85 inches of rain falling in the high country each year, the elevation and rainfall create one of the truly most magnificent attractions of the Smokies – an abundance of gorgeous waterfalls...

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