Geography and Climate
Pigeon Forge is located at 35°47′38″N 83°33′51″W / 35.79389°N 83.56417°W / 35.79389; -83.56417 (35.793946, -83.564124) on the West Prong of the Little Pigeon River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.6 square miles (30.0 km²), all land.
The West Fork of the Little Pigeon River flows north from its source high on the slopes of Mount Collins through Sevier County before linking up with the Middle Fork in Sevierville. Pigeon Forge occupies a narrow valley along this river between Sevierville and Gatlinburg. High ridges surround Pigeon Forge on three sides, with Pine Mountain to the west, Shields Mountain to the east, and Cove Mountain to the south. A bend in the Little Pigeon provides the city's northern border with Sevierville, and a narrow gorge cut by the river between Cove Mountain and Shields Mountain acts as the city's buffer with Gatlinburg.
U.S. Route 441, known as "The Parkway", runs through the middle of Pigeon Forge en route to Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where it crests at Newfound Gap before descending to Cherokee, North Carolina. The strip along 441 contains most of Pigeon Forge's tourist attractions. U.S. Route 321 (known as Wears Valley Road in Pigeon Forge) connects the town with Wears Valley and Townsend to the west. Upper Middle Creek Road (a section of which is called Dollywood Lane) connects Pigeon Forge with Dollywood and the rural areas of eastern Sevier County.
| Climate data for Pigeon Forge, TN | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 81 (27) |
85 (29) |
86 (30) |
92 (33) |
98 (37) |
106 (41) |
105 (41) |
100 (38) |
101 (38) |
94 (34) |
85 (29) |
80 (27) |
106 (41) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 48 (9) |
53 (12) |
61 (16) |
70 (21) |
77 (25) |
83 (28) |
86 (30) |
85 (29) |
80 (27) |
71 (22) |
61 (16) |
51 (11) |
68.8 (20.5) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 25 (−4) |
28 (−2) |
33 (1) |
41 (5) |
50 (10) |
58 (14) |
63 (17) |
61 (16) |
55 (13) |
43 (6) |
34 (1) |
28 (−2) |
43.3 (6.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −18 (−28) |
−13 (−25) |
−6 (−21) |
19 (−7) |
26 (−3) |
33 (1) |
43 (6) |
40 (4) |
27 (−3) |
15 (−9) |
2 (−17) |
−12 (−24) |
−18 (−28) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 4.56 (115.8) |
4.66 (118.4) |
4.74 (120.4) |
4.22 (107.2) |
5.88 (149.4) |
5.52 (140.2) |
5.82 (147.8) |
4.57 (116.1) |
4.35 (110.5) |
2.67 (67.8) |
4.13 (104.9) |
4.32 (109.7) |
55.44 (1,408.2) |
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