National Park Service Webcams Database - Montana State University (MSU) Library

National Park Service Webcams Database - Montana State University Library

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Purchase Knob

    • Great Smoky Mountains National Park Purchase Knob Latest webcam view

    • Webcam Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Purchase Knob

      Location of Park Unit: North Carolina, Tennessee

      Image Type: Primarily Natural Environment

      Description: "View from Purchase Knob Looking Northeast." "Located at high elevation on the eastern end on the park, the Purchase Knob webcam offers views to the northeast." "Views from scenic overlooks at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been seriously degraded over the last 50 years by human-made pollution. Since 1948, average visibility in the southern Appalachians has decreased 40% in winter and 80% in summer." Source: NPS

      Note: "Degradations in visibility not only affect how far one can see from a scenic overlook, they also reduce how well one can see. Pollution causes colors to appear washed out and obscures landscape features." Source: NPS

      Type of Webcam: Static

      Related Webcams: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

      Operational Status: Normally operates year-round

      Primary Manager of Webcam: National Park Service

      Image Credit: National Park Service Air Quality Web Camera Network

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