Blood Mountain, Blood Mountain Wilderness

Name: Blood Mountain
Address: Blood Mountain Wilderness, United States

#1 among attractions in Blood Mountain Wilderness

Top attraction, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Blood Mountain, Blood Mountain Wilderness

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Blood Mountain is the highest peak on the Georgia section of the Appalachian Trail and the sixth-tallest mountain in Georgia, with an elevation of 4,458 feet. It is located on the border of Lumpkin County with Union County and is within the boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest and the Blood Mountain Wilderness. There are several waterfalls, hiking trails and other recreational areas in the vicinity. ()

Elevation: 4458 ftCoordinates: 34°43'2"N, 83°57'20"W

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Blood Mountain Wilderness United States

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Day trips

Blood Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Helton Creek Falls, Lake Trahlyta Spillway, Lake Winfield Scott, DeSoto Falls.

4.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Helton Creek Falls, Blairsville
109 min walk • Helton Creek Falls is a series of two big waterfalls located within the Chattahoochee National Forest in Union County, Georgia.
4.2 miNE
Waterfall
Lake Trahlyta Spillway, Blairsville
109 min walk • Lake Trahlyta Spillway is a waterfall located in Union County, Georgia, United States. It is located within Vogel State Park. It is named for Trahlyta, a Cherokee maiden who is buried a few miles from the park at Stonepile Gap.
2 miNW
Forest, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Winfield Scott, Coosa Bald National Scenic Area
51 min walk • Lake Winfield Scott is an 18-acre mountain lake located 10 miles south of Blairsville, Georgia in Union County. The lake, which is owned and managed by the U.S. Forest Service, is the source of Cooper Creek.
2.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
DeSoto Falls, Helen
58 min walk • The DeSoto Falls of Georgia are located in Lumpkin County, Georgia along Frogtown Creek. There are actually three waterfalls on Frogtown Creek, called Upper DeSoto Falls, Middle Desoto Falls and Lower DeSoto Falls.
3.4 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Levelland Mountain, Raven Cliffs Wilderness
86 min walk • Levelland Mountain is the highest point in the Raven Cliffs Wilderness in Lumpkin and Union counties, Georgia. The mountain is traversed by the Appalachian Trail and is in the Chattahoochee National Forest.
3.5 miNE
Locality
Vogel State Park
90 min walk • Vogel State Park is a 233-acre or 94 hectares state park located at the base of Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest. It became one of the first two parks in Georgia when it founded a state park system in 1931. Much of the park was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the 1930s.