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Latitude:35.454523
Sunrise Time Today:7:17:43 AM
Sunset Time Today:7:43:02 PM
Daylength Today:12h 25m 18s
Sunrise Time Tomorrow:7:18:27 AM
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Mar 1, 2026 7:06:23 AM 6:29:07 PM 11h 22m 43s
Apr 1, 2026 7:22:59 AM 7:55:06 PM 12h 32m 6s
May 1, 2026 6:44:27 AM 8:19:49 PM 13h 35m 22s
Jun 1, 2026 6:21:37 AM 8:44:07 PM 14h 22m 29s
Jul 1, 2026 6:22:52 AM 8:54:11 PM 14h 31m 18s
Aug 1, 2026 6:42:34 AM 8:40:04 PM 13h 57m 30s
Sep 1, 2026 7:06:38 AM 8:04:31 PM 12h 57m 52s
Sep 16, 2026 7:17:43 AM 7:43:02 PM 12h 25m 18s
Sep 17, 2026 7:18:27 AM 7:41:33 PM 12h 23m 6s
Oct 1, 2026 7:28:55 AM 7:21:00 PM 11h 52m 5s
Nov 1, 2026 7:55:35 AM 6:41:33 PM 10h 45m 57s
Dec 1, 2026 7:24:59 AM 5:22:46 PM 9h 57m 46s

Sunrise & Sunset Photos

Clingmans Layers [EXPLORED] by Travis Rhoads, Sunset from a high rock outcropping on Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  A
Clingmans Layers [EXPLORED] by Travis Rhoads
Dressed in Layers by Tony Barber --The Jolly Swagman, Valleys and Ridges lay atop one another like sheets of torn blue constructions paper.

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Dressed in Layers by Tony Barber --The Jolly Swagman
Gloaming on the Dome by Tony Barber --The Jolly Swagman, The sun sets below the near endless rows and ridges of mountains from my view on Clingmans Dome in t
Gloaming on the Dome by Tony Barber --The Jolly Swagman
Smokies by shalabh_sharma7, The Great Smoky Mountains just before sunset.sunset usa mountains landscape nationalpark bravo north
Smokies by shalabh_sharma7
The Mountains Are Calling by GSB Photography, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, looking North from Clingman's Dome into Tennessee.

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The Mountains Are Calling by GSB Photography
Sun in Your Eyes by GSB Photography, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, looking north from Clingman's Dome into Tennessee

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Sun in Your Eyes by GSB Photography
You Can Find Me in The Mountains by GSB Photography, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, morning at Clingman's Dome

“Our mountains are called the Great
You Can Find Me in The Mountains by GSB Photography
Dusk Descending on the Highest Spot in the Smokies  (Explored Jan. 08, 2017) by Tim Lumley, More often than not, when we go to the top of Clingmans Dome for a sunrise or sunset shot we usually
Dusk Descending on the Highest Spot in the Smokies (Explored Jan. 08, 2017) by Tim Lumley
Alone Together by Waterfall Guy, A couple watches the sunset from Clingman's dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Alone Together by Waterfall Guy
Layers and layers - EXPLORE #212 by Bruce Bugbee, Early morning at Clingman's Dome in Great Smoky Mountain National Park revealed multiple layers of r
Layers and layers - EXPLORE #212 by Bruce Bugbee
American History by Olin Gilbert, The Mountain Farm Museum, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, preserves one of the finest co
American History by Olin Gilbert
The Tempest by Dan@propeakphotography, It's hard in a still image to capture the vibrant life of sunset in the mountains.  

The clouds/fog
The Tempest by Dan@propeakphotography
Clingmans Dome Autumn Sunrise by Dan and Holly, I keep saying I need to go to Clingmans Dome more often... well, on this particular morning I happen
Clingmans Dome Autumn Sunrise by Dan and Holly
Smoke On The Hills by Travis Rhoads, The weather on top of Clingmans Dome is always changing.  To photograph this constantly changing sce
Smoke On The Hills by Travis Rhoads
Misty Morning - EXPLORE #238 by Bruce Bugbee, This is a shot overlooking the mountains to the Southeast from Clingman's Dome parking lot in the Gr
Misty Morning - EXPLORE #238 by Bruce Bugbee
When Worlds Collide by Dan@propeakphotography, A juvenile black bear crosses the Clingmans Dome Road looking for a snack.  Fortunately, the road, i
When Worlds Collide by Dan@propeakphotography
Clingmans Dome by pandt, After sunset in the Smoky Mountain National Parkmountains smokymountainnationalpark northcarolina su
Clingmans Dome by pandt
Here Comes The Sun by GSB Photography, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Here Comes The Sun by GSB Photography
The Sentinel by Composing Light, tennessee northcarolina cherokee clingmansdome d800 greatsmokymountainsnationalpark gatlinberg foggy
The Sentinel by Composing Light
Surreal by Dan@propeakphotography, Watching sunset from Clingman's Dome is a memory I will not soon forget.  The experience cemented fo
Surreal by Dan@propeakphotography
Smoky Mountain Blue Hour by pandt, Just after sunset at Clingmans Dome, Smoky Mountain National Park, North Carolina.

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Smoky Mountain Blue Hour by pandt
Sunset from the Highest Peak in the Smokies by Tim Lumley, The ridgeline starting from image left and heading off into the sunset is Forney Ridge. The closest
Sunset from the Highest Peak in the Smokies by Tim Lumley
Still Smoky Mountains morn by Don Ski, kuwohi centralappalachians sunrise appalachianorogeny nationalpark twilight dawn smokymountains prec
Still Smoky Mountains morn by Don Ski
Horsehead and Flame by Jeff Rowton, Horsehead Nebula IC 434
Flame Nebula NGC 2024
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IC 435
IC 432
IC 431
Alnitak

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Horsehead and Flame by Jeff Rowton
The layers of smokies by Aurex_F, At Clingmans Dome after sunrise. Photo is composed using two exposuresnew travel sunset sky fog sunr
The layers of smokies by Aurex_F
Sunrise at the Smokies by Aurex_F, Early morning at Clingmans Dome, the top of smoky mountainsnew travel sunset sky landscape countrysi
Sunrise at the Smokies by Aurex_F
Sunset at Clingman's Dome - GSMNP by J.L. Ramsaur Photography, Sunset from the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is just spectacular. At 6,6
Sunset at Clingman's Dome - GSMNP by J.L. Ramsaur Photography
Bryson City NC by phillipjv, Great Smoky Mountain National Park Sunrisepark sun mountains nc national cloudsstormssunsetssunrises
Bryson City NC by phillipjv
Sunset at Clingmans Dome - GSMNP by J.L. Ramsaur Photography, At 6,643 feet, Clingmans Dome is the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is
Sunset at Clingmans Dome - GSMNP by J.L. Ramsaur Photography
The Light in the Forest by 75CentralPhotography, The morning sun shines through the trees near the peak of Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountain
The Light in the Forest by 75CentralPhotography
GSMNP Oconaluftee Valley Orange Sunrise by Mark VanDyke Photography, First Rays of Light at Oconaluftee Valley Overlook
Cherokee, Western North Carolina Mountains
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GSMNP Oconaluftee Valley Orange Sunrise by Mark VanDyke Photography
Sunset on Clingmans Dome by Tony Barber --The Jolly Swagman, Taken last fall.sunset mountains landscape landscapes smoky clingmansdome greatsmokymountainsnationa
Sunset on Clingmans Dome by Tony Barber --The Jolly Swagman
Dawn at Oconaluftee Overlook by dfikar, morning autumn red orange usa sunlight nature yellow horizontal clouds sunrise landscape outdoors da
Dawn at Oconaluftee Overlook by dfikar
All Along the Watchtower by Tony Barber --The Jolly Swagman, A Sunset view from the Observation Tower on Clingmans Dome. At an elevation of 6,643 feet (2,025 m),
All Along the Watchtower by Tony Barber --The Jolly Swagman
Clingmans Dome GSMNP "Explored" by ALP Images, What a lovely evening to be on Clingmans Dome! The haze from the poor air quality gave a nice warm c
Clingmans Dome GSMNP "Explored" by ALP Images
Sunset at Clingman's Dome (Alt 6,200ft) in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Peter Ciro Photography, Sunset at Clingman's Dome (Alt 6,200ft) in The Great Smoky Mountains National Parkartatlantadiscover
Sunset at Clingman's Dome (Alt 6,200ft) in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Peter Ciro Photography
Observation Tower @ Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee & North Carolina, USA-00130 by gsegelken, Clingmans Dome Tower was constructed in 1959. It is a 45 foot high observation tower with a sweeping
Observation Tower @ Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee & North Carolina, USA-00130 by gsegelken
Kiss of Light by gatorinsc, I want to give special thanks to the Tony Barber Photography Guide Services.  This guy took me to th
Kiss of Light by gatorinsc
Sunset At Clingmans Dome by Travis Rhoads, In the many times I have been to Clingman's Dome, I have never been able to get the gear out.  The w
Sunset At Clingmans Dome by Travis Rhoads
morning on the Tuckasegee by Gerry Dincher, Here's a shot of the Tuckasegee River and railroad bridge in Bryson City, North Carolina in Swain Co
morning on the Tuckasegee by Gerry Dincher
Watching Over by Brian Truono Photography, The Clingmans Dome overlook was full of people waiting on sunset but as soon as the bright star dipp
Watching Over by Brian Truono Photography
The Great Smokies by NYRBlue94, Captured in:  Clingmans Dome, NC.

Seen here is the second in a series of early morning shots from a
The Great Smokies by NYRBlue94
Smoky Sunrise (West) by GeekObscura, <a href="https://instagram.com/3rdratephotography/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Instagram</a>   | <a h
Smoky Sunrise (West) by GeekObscura
Sunrise in the Great Smokies by NYRBlue94, Captured in:  Clingmans Dome, NC.

Seen here is a sunrise view from atop Clingmans Dome -- the talle
Sunrise in the Great Smokies by NYRBlue94
Across the Great Divide by Brian Truono Photography, Though viewpoints may differ⦠and from one's angle, the other's may be in the clouds; remember to s
Across the Great Divide by Brian Truono Photography
Red Orb by Brian Truono Photography, Moments before falling behind the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, the glowing red sun peeks
Red Orb by Brian Truono Photography
2853ex  early morning vistas by jjjj56cp, view of the southern vistas of Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Clingman's Dome area, on a r
2853ex early morning vistas by jjjj56cp
The Masked Sunrise by Michael Allen Siebold, This somewhat famous tree is near the parking lot for Clingmans Dome and can often be seen against a
The Masked Sunrise by Michael Allen Siebold
1464ex  Smokies-- indigo ridges & fiery skies by jjjj56cp, Sunrise shows off the hues of the ridges in autumn.  Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Caro
1464ex Smokies-- indigo ridges & fiery skies by jjjj56cp
2845e light up the mountains by jjjj56cp, sun peeking over the ridgelines in the Smokies.  Clingman's Dome

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2845e light up the mountains by jjjj56cp
4278ex  Fiery Sunrise at Clingmans Dome by jjjj56cp, I don't get up to watch a sunrise often, but there is a magic in watching the colors gradually come
4278ex Fiery Sunrise at Clingmans Dome by jjjj56cp
Layered Sunset by APGougePhotography, I can't believe it's been as long as it has since I've posted!  Sorry, but I've been a bit occupied!
Layered Sunset by APGougePhotography
Smoky Sunset by John H Bowman, Webb Overlook, Newfound Gap Road
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Swain County, North Carolina

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Smoky Sunset by John H Bowman
The fog rolls in by •tlc•photography•, One evening while in the Smokies we decided to hike up to the observation deck at Clingman's dome to
The fog rolls in by •tlc•photography•
Peeking Over the Mountains by Michael Allen Siebold, Sunrise at Clingmans Dome is always worth the early morning. 

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Peeking Over the Mountains by Michael Allen Siebold
Sunrise on the Smokies by Godspeed70, It is the layers of mountain ridges which cascades into the distance, and the rolling seas of clouds
Sunrise on the Smokies by Godspeed70
6200ex Clingmans Dome sunset by jjjj56cp, We have traveled here for sunrise multiple times, but never tried for a sunset.  The clouds were rol
6200ex Clingmans Dome sunset by jjjj56cp
1459ex3  Smokies sunrise by jjjj56cp, So worth getting up early and driving an hour in the dark.  Sunrise view of the North Carolina Smoki
1459ex3 Smokies sunrise by jjjj56cp
From Sunrise to Sunset... by Olin Gilbert, Natural pest controlartdigital netartii awardtree
From Sunrise to Sunset... by Olin Gilbert
Sunrise...Great Smoky Mountains by Conny242, Clingmans Dome - Tennessee North Carolinausa sunrise northcarolina brysoncity
Sunrise...Great Smoky Mountains by Conny242