Newfound Gap

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mountain pass scenic overlook

Newfound Gap is a high mountain pass and scenic overlook on the Tennessee–North Carolina border, renowned for its panoramic views and as a major access point within Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Newfound Gap canonical	3
Newfound Gap (portion)	1
Newfound Gap area	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain pass ⓘ scenic overlook ⓘ
accessFrom	Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ Gatlinburg, Tennessee ⓘ
climate	cooler temperatures than surrounding lowlands ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Sevier County, Tennessee ⓘ Swain County, North Carolina ⓘ
crossedBy	Appalachian Trail ⓘ
elevation	approximately 1539 meters ⓘ approximately 5048 feet ⓘ
hasFeature	interpretive signs ⓘ large parking area ⓘ restroom facilities ⓘ stone overlook walls ⓘ
hasRecreationActivity	hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ
hasRoad	Newfound Gap Road ⓘ
hasScenicDrive	Newfound Gap Road ⓘ
hasSeasonalCondition	frequent fog ⓘ winter snow and ice ⓘ
hasVegetation	high-elevation forest ⓘ
isTrailheadFor	Appalachian Trail ⓘ
knownFor	major access point to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ panoramic mountain views ⓘ scenic overlook ⓘ
landformType	mountain pass ⓘ
locatedIn	Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange	Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ
locatedOnBorderOf	North Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
nearbyFeature	Clingmans Dome area ⓘ Morton Overlook ⓘ
offersViewOf	Great Smoky Mountains ridgelines ⓘ Appalachian region of North Carolina ⓘ surface form: North Carolina valleys Tennessee valleys ⓘ
partOf	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
region	Appalachia ⓘ surface form: Southern Appalachians
roadOpen	generally year-round, weather permitting ⓘ
tourismImportance	major visitor destination in Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
transportationRole	primary east–west crossing of the park by highway ⓘ
traversedBy	U.S. Route 441 NERFINISHED ⓘ
viewDirection	north toward Tennessee ⓘ south toward North Carolina ⓘ
withinProtectedArea	Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park → contains → Newfound Gap ⓘ

Mount Le Conte → hasViewOf → Newfound Gap ⓘ

this entity surface form: Newfound Gap area

Tennessee–North Carolina border → hasKeyPass → Newfound Gap ⓘ

Great Smoky Mountains → contains → Newfound Gap ⓘ

Swain County, North Carolina → contains → Newfound Gap ⓘ

this entity surface form: Newfound Gap (portion)