Hightower Bald, summit, Southern Nantahala Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, Towns County, Georgia 1
Hightower Bald is the fourth highest peak in Georgia. It is also one of the most remote. There are no trails to it. We hiked 8.49 miles round trip with a cumulative vertical climb of 3,482 feet. I expected the name "bald" would at least yield a nice view or something. Instead we found the last quarter mile of summit ridge to be thickly overgrown with head high blackberries and hazelnut shrubs. The summit is covered in a shrubby mess. I had to climb a tree just to get a view. For more information: www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/mountains/blue_ridge/eastern...
Hightower Bald, summit, Southern Nantahala Wilderness, Chattahoochee National Forest, Towns County, Georgia 1
Hightower Bald is the fourth highest peak in Georgia. It is also one of the most remote. There are no trails to it. We hiked 8.49 miles round trip with a cumulative vertical climb of 3,482 feet. I expected the name "bald" would at least yield a nice view or something. Instead we found the last quarter mile of summit ridge to be thickly overgrown with head high blackberries and hazelnut shrubs. The summit is covered in a shrubby mess. I had to climb a tree just to get a view. For more information: www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/mountains/blue_ridge/eastern...