Chenocetah Mountain

Chenocetah Mountain, known to locals as "Tower Mountain,"^[1] is located near the towns of Mount Airy and Cornelia, Georgia. The mountain has an elevation of 1,830 feet (560 m).^[2]^[3] Atop the mountain, the WPA built an observation tower in 1937 for the Forest Service; it is used as a fire tower for observation by rangers. Chenocetah is a Cherokee language word meaning "see all around." Variant names were "Griffin Mountain" and "Tower Mountain".^[4]

Occasionally visitors are allowed in. During Cornelia's annual Big Red Apple Festival, visitors are allowed into the tower to enjoy its panoramic view of the surrounding hills and valleys.^[5]

List of mountains in Georgia (U.S. state)

[1]
Chenocetah Fire Tower. nps.gov. 17 January 1984. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
[2]
"Chenocetah Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
[3]
Chenocetah Tower. exploregeorgia.org. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
[4]
Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 41. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
[5]
Tower Mountain. miss-sweetie.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

34°30′08″N 83°30′24″W

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[NRHP_application-1] [1]
Chenocetah Fire Tower. nps.gov. 17 January 1984. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[PB-2] [2]
"Chenocetah Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[ExploreGA-3] [3]
Chenocetah Tower. exploregeorgia.org. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[4] [4]
Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 41. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

[5] [5]
Tower Mountain. miss-sweetie.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

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