Brasstown Bald
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dawgs
N 34° 52.461 W 083° 48.669
17S E 243050 N 3862715
Brasstown Bald is the highest point in the state of Georgia, USA, with a summit elevation of 4,784 feet (1,458 m) above mean sea level. It is known to the native Cherokee people as Enotah.
Waymark Code: WMWVA
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2006
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Brasstown Bald is named for the former Cherokee village of Brasstown, Georgia 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 County and in Union County, but the peak is in Towns County. The mountain is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and within the borders of the Brasstown Ranger District of the Chattahoochee National Forest. The mountain is mostly made up of soapstone, dunite, and olivine.
On a clear day, it is possible to see Atlanta from the summit. The U.S. Forest Service has webcams atop the Observation tower, and a RAWS weather station further down the mountain. The public can drive to the top via Georgia State Route 180 Spur. One stage of the Tour de Georgia cycling race ends here each year.
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