Dispersed / primitivetype
12sites
Freeto camp
5,843 ftelevation
Jul–Augbest months
About Mount Collins Shelter
- Where: 9 mi south of Gatlinburg, TN · 35.59409, -83.47106
Weather by month
35°20°Jan
38°23°Feb
44°27°Mar
52°35°Apr
59°42°May
64°49°Jun
67°53°Jul
67°52°Aug
63°47°Sep
55°38°Oct
45°29°Nov
39°23°Dec
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
See Mount Collins Shelter from above
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Good to know
Cell signal
AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.Night sky: Rural edge
The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) (Observatory), 43 mi.
RV essentials
Dump station: 7.2 mi
Propane: 23.2 mi
Camps nearby
- Three Forks #30 2.4 mi
- Rough Creek #24 3.6 mi
- Mount LeConte Shelter 4.5 mi
- Double Spring Gap Shelter 4.5 mi
- LeConte Lodge 4.5 mi
- Mile 53 #21 5.1 mi