Brasstown Bald
Brasstown BaldLookout tower on Brasstown Bald, Blue Ridge Mountains, northwestern Georgia.
Brasstown Bald, highest point in Georgia, U.S., reaching an elevation of 4,784 feet (1,458 meters). It lies in the northwest part of the state in the Blue Ridge Mountains, 9 miles (14 km) east of Blairsville and just south of the North Carolina border. Heavily wooded, the mountain is within Chattahoochee National Forest, and its bare summit is topped by a five-story lookout tower. The name Brasstown probably derives from a misinterpretation of the Cherokee name Itse’yi, meaning “green place,” which was confused with the name Untsai’yi, meaning “brass.”
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Brasstown Bald
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31 March 2025
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November 14, 2026