GA Section 16 Pictures - Milemarker 10.4 - 12.5

South Slope of Sassafras Mt. - Hightower Gap

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Columbine, south slopes of Sassafras Mountain. GPS N34.6536 N84.1031 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
Columbine, south slopes of Sassafras Mountain. GPS N34.6536 N84.1031
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mm 10.6 Horse Gap with ample parking, AT passes end of parking area. GPS N34.6556 N84.1053 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
mm 10.6 Horse Gap with ample parking, AT passes end of parking area. GPS N34.6556 N84.1053
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Parking on USFS 42, 50yd side trail to AT, 0.6 miles south of Horse Gap. GPS N34.6583 N84.1151 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
Parking on USFS 42, 50yd side trail to AT, 0.6 miles south of Horse Gap. GPS N34.6583 N84.1151
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Campsite, summit 0.8 mi north of Hightower Gap. GPS N34.6604 N84.1190 Courtesy pjwetzel@gmail.com
Campsite, summit 0.8 mi north of Hightower Gap. GPS N34.6604 N84.1190
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mm 12.5 Hightower Gap. Note the small parking area. Roadside parking is also possible. The road to the left is USFS 59 which descends to the north. USF2 42 is the road to the right. Courtesy dlcul@conncoll.edu
mm 12.5 Hightower Gap. Note the small parking area. Roadside parking is also possible. The road to the left is USFS 59 which descends to the north. USF2 42 is the road to the right.
Submitted by dlcul @ conncoll.edu