Located just north of the park is Wears Valley, which is properly a cove, not a valley. Valley or cove, it is dominated by Cove Mountain which rises to 4,000', approximately 3,000 above the valley floor. The boundary to the park runs across the ridgeline shown in the photo. Developers are now in the process of securing permits to build homes across the face of this priceless mountain.
Are we bitter? Oh, yes.