Albert Mountain is a

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's Nantahala Range of the

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. The

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goes along its summit, which is around high.Sorrell, Robert. ''Blue Ridge Fire Towers'' (2015). pp. 95. Arcadia Publishing. . A fire tower offers views of the Blue Ridge and the

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valley.Appalachian Trail: Albert Mountain fire tower to Mooney Gap
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Name

Albert Mountain is named after Albert Siler (1829-1904), a local resident. Nearby geographic features are also named after Siler's family, such as Siler Bald (not to be confused with

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), named after Albert's father William Siler and Rufus Morgan Falls, named after Siler's grandson Rufus Morgan.Barr, Peter. ''Hiking North Carolina's Lookout Towers'' (2008). John F Blair Pub. pp. 43-52. .

Geography

Albert Mountain is located inside the

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in Macon County. The mountain has an elevation of around . Standing Indian Mountain is located about to the south, while the town of

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is located about northeast of the mountain. The summit is also located about north of the

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border.

Fire tower

A log lookout cabin has existed on Albert's Mountain since as early as 1942. In 1951, a steel tower was built on Albert Mountain's summit to supplant the abandoned lookout towers on Big Pinnacle Mountain and Standing Indian Mountain and to provide fire detection for the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory. The steel tower has a height of . The tower offers views of the Nantahala Mountains and the

valley. The

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and the

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are also visible from the fire tower.

Hiking

The 100 mile mark of the

is at the top of Albert Mountain as the trail passes over the summit. From Bearpen Gap, the hike is about up to the summit.

Name

Geography

Fire tower

Hiking

See also