The Mountains of Brasstown Bald

From the summit of the tower at Brasstown Bald, you can see all the way into North Carolina. Captured here at sunset, the colors in the sky from that... more

by Debra and Dave Vanderlaan

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The Mountains of Brasstown Bald

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Debra and Dave Vanderlaan

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From the summit of the tower at Brasstown Bald, you can see all the way into North Carolina. Captured here at sunset, the colors in the sky from that height were amazing.The trees and foliage were bathed in golden light and looked gorgeous, even stripped of most of their leaves, nearing winter-time...It is well-worth the arduous steep half mile climb up the paved path to reach the summit and to witness all of nature from the top of the tower. Brasstown Bald is the highest natural point in the state of Georgia, USA, with a summit elevation of 4,784 feet (1,458 m) above mean sea level.
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The mountain is known to the native Cherokee people as Enotah.It is named for the former Cherokee village of Brasstown, Georgia, located along the upper Brasstown Creek. Across the North Carolina state line, immediately to its north, is Brasstown, North Carolina, in the Brasstown township of Clay County, North Carolina.

Brasstown Bald is partly in Towns and partly in Union counties, the peak being divided by the county line. The mountain is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains (part of the Appalachian Mountains), and within the borders of the Blue Ridge Ranger District of the Chattahoochee National Forest. The mountain is mostly made up of soapstone and dunite.

On a clear day, it is possible to see the tall buildings of Atlanta from the summit. The U.S. Forest Service has webcams atop the observation tower, and a RAWS weather station further down the mountain.

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December 12th, 2012