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Cliff Top · 1,997 m · 5.0 km NNW
Pass · North Carolina

Newfound Gap

1,537 m5,043 ft
Tonight
38°FFair · Wind 5 mph SE

Newfound Gap is a mountain pass at 1,537 m in North Carolina, United States.

All facts
Saddle
1,537 m
Lowest point
1,133 m / 1,245 m
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Pass

Newfound Gap: the climb from each side

Saddle 1,537 msouth side 1,133 m+404 m · 3.0 kmnorthwest side 1,245 m+292 m · 2.8 km

Crossed by: US 441 Newfound Gap Road North, Appalachian Trail

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Newfound Gap 3D map

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Surface
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Topographic map

Newfound Gap terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Newfound Gap elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Newfound Gap weather

Tonight · Fair · 38°F (3°C) · Wind 5 mph SE

Newfound Gap forecast for about 1,578 m.

  • Tonight38°–5 mph SE
  • Sat38°56°1%0–5 mph N
  • Sun37°59°–0–5 mph N
  • Mon43°60°–0–5 mph W
  • Tue44°63°–0 mph
  • Wed42°61°–0–5 mph S
  • Thu44°62°1%0–5 mph W

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:25 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Newfound Gap

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Newfound Gap, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest trailhead

    Appalachian Trail Trailhead

    0.0 km SE · +2 more within 3.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    Nfg Pullout Parking @ Mp 14.866

    0.1 km WNW · +2 more within 0.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Icewater Spring Shelter

    4.1 km ENE · +2 more within 4.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    LeConte Lodge

    5.1 km NNW · +1 more within 5.1 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 11
PlaceDistance
Appalachian Trail TrailheadTrailhead0.0 km SE
Parking0.1 km SW
Nfg Pullout Parking @ Mp 14.866Parking0.1 km WNW
Parking At Mp 14.4Parking0.3 km NNE
Deep Creek TrailheadTrailhead1.3 km S
Alum Cave TrailheadTrailhead3.2 km NW
Icewater Spring ShelterCampsite4.1 km ENE
Mount Collins ShelterCampsite4.6 km WSW
Mount LeConte ShelterCampsite4.8 km NNW
LeConte LodgeHut5.1 km NNW
LeConte LodgeHut5.1 km NNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly steep: more than half the view is steeper than 30°, the angle of most avalanche terrain.

Gentle, 0–15°
7.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
38.5%
Steep, 30–45°
51.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
3.2%
Steeper than 30°
54.4% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
945 m low point 950 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 99.9%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 4 km of Newfound Gap.

NESW2 km5 km1234
Summit list 4
  1. 1Anakeesta Knob1,827 m 2.8 km NNE
  2. 2Mount Mingus1,764 m 3.2 km WNW
  3. 3Mount Ambler1,865 m 3.3 km ENE
  4. 4Mount Kephart1,895 m 3.9 km NE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 1,093 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Hobblebush294
  • Thyme-leaved Bluet265
  • Red trillium239
  • American Red Squirrel236
  • Fringed phacelia224
  • Sand myrtle191
Where it sits

Where Newfound Gap sits

Range
Appalachian Mountains40Blue Ridge Mountains15Great Smoky Mountains4
Region
North Carolina19United States932North America1,313
Protected area
Great Smoky Mountains National Park6
Nearby

Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-25)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia