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 (1,359 m). 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. This mountain marks the southernmost range limit for many Northern and Appalachian species, especially for plant species.
Blood Mountain (L) and Slaughter Mountain (R), as seen from Brasstown Bald
View from near the summit of Blood Mountain
Civilian Conservation Corps trail shelter
Viewed from the Three Sisters Vineyards
The Appalachian Trail, also called the A.T., is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost 2,200 miles (3,540 km) between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy claims the Appalachian Trail to be the longest hiking-only trail in the world. More than three million people hike segments of the trail each year.
Appalachian Trail logo
Marker on the trail near Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine
Panoramic image of the Catawba Valley from the McAfee Knob overlook
Original 1930 ATC copper marker from a tree in New Jersey