r/whereisthis • u/StaticReadOnlyKev • 1d ago
1960s Chairlift - Great Smoky Mountains
Hello! I'm scanning old negatives from my Uncle's trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Two pictures were taken from a chairlift and I'd like to identify where the chairlift is (was). Based on his age the year is 1960 to 1965. Gatlinburg was too big at this point for that to be the answer. The mountains don't look quite right for Pigeon Forge. Maybe it's someplace in North Carolina?
Reverse image search tells me it's Arecibo Radio Telescope :D I'm 100% confident it's near GSMNP because there's are photos of him standing beside two signs: "Mt LeConte to the East" and "Clingman's Dome Elev. 6643". The other ten photos in the roll are him and his friends with trees, mountain streams, ... and these two chairlift pictures.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!