Blood Mountain is the highest peak on the Georgia section of a marked hiking trail in the Eastern United States that is about how many miles long?
Blood Mountain 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 4458 ft . 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.
Rabun Bald Rabun Bald, with an elevation of 4696 ft , is the second-highest peak in the U.S. state of Georgia; only Brasstown Bald 4784 ft is higher. It is immediately southeast of Sky Valley, Georgia, and is the tallest mountain in the county. An observation tower on the summit provides hikers with views that, on clear days, extend for more than 100 mi . The hike to the top of Rabun Bald is 5.8 mi round trip via the Rabun Bald Trail. The Rabun Bald Trail connects with the Bartram Trail system, which passes over the top as it winds through northeast Georgia for 37 mi .