MOUNT DAVIS - PENNSYLVANIA

Scenery around the summit

The latitude and longitude coordinates (GPS waypoints) of the summit of Mount Davis are 39.786009 (North), -79.176802 (West), and the approximate elevation is 3213' (979 meters) above sea level. Mount Davis ranks 33rd in height on the list of highest natural points in each state. It is located in the Forbes State Forest in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. 

The high point was named for John Nelson Davis, an early settler, American Civil War veteran, surveyor, and naturalist known for his studies of the mountain's flora and fauna. During the Civil War, Davis served in Company e, 102nd Pennsylvania Infantry. 

The summit road is a little over a mile from S. Wolf Rock Rd, the parking lot sits adjacent to the summit site.

BRASSTOWN BALD MOUNTAIN- GEORGIA

 The latitude and longitude coordinates (GPS waypoints) of the summit of Brasstown Bald Mountain are 34.874361 (North), -83.811077 (West) and the approximate elevation is 4,784 feet ( 1,458 meters) above sea level. Brasstown Bald ranks 25th in height on the list of highest natural points in each state. It is located in the northeastern part of the state on the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border between Towns and Union counties south of the city of Hiawassee.

One can drive to the base of the mountain, and at that time you can decide to walk up a moderate .6 mile incline to the summit, or there are shuttle buses to take you if desired.

SASSAFRAS MOUNTAIN - SOUTH CAROLINA

Scenery around Sassafrass Mountain

The latitude and longitude coordinates (GPS waypoints) of the summit of Sassafrass Mountain are 35.065147 (North), -82.777349 (West) and the approximate elevation which has been recently updated by the South Carolina Geological Survey assessment, is 3,533 feet (1,077 meters) above sea level. Sassafrass Mountain ranks 29th in height on the list of highest natural points in each state. It is located in Pickens County, South Carolina.

The road to the summit, Sassafrass Mountain Rd., going south from Folly Gap, is a very steep, approximate 2.5 mile road. When you reach the parking lot, it will be a steep 2-300' walk to the summit.

MOUNT MITCHELL - NORTH CAROLINA

Scenery surrounding the mountain peak

 The latitude and longitude coordinates (GPS waypoint) of the top of Mount Mitchell are 35.764857 (North), -82,26506 (West) and the approximate elevation is 6,684 feet (2,037  meters) above sea level. Mount Mitchell ranks 16th in height on the list of highest natural points in each U.S. state. It is the highest peak in the Appalachian Mountains, and is located near Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina. Mount Mitchell is about 19 miles northeast of Ashville. 

Mount Mitchell was first measured by Elisha Mitchell, a science professor at the University of  North Carolina in 1835. Through a combination of barometric pressure readings and mathematical formulas, he was able to calculate the height of the summit-which would eventually bear his name-to within 12 feet of today's measurements. Elisha Mitchell would later return to the mountain to take more recordings and fell to his death while doing so-he lies entombed at the base of the observation tower.

The summit is often windy, with recorded gusts of up to 178 mph (286 km/h). The mountain recorded a new state record of 139.94 inches of precipitation in 2018.

The mountain observation tower is by a easy drive up to the center's parking lot from the Blue Ridge Parkway. From there a moderate couple hundred meter incline leads to the tower.