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Chenocetah Mountain, known to locals as "Tower Mountain,"Chenocetah Fire Tower
nps.gov. 17 January 1984. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
is located near the towns of Mount Airy and
Cornelia, Georgia Cornelia is a city in Habersham County, Georgia, Habersham County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 4,160 at the 2010 census, up from 3,674 at the 2000 census. It is home to one of the Cornelia, Georgia#The Big Red A ...
. The mountain has an elevation of .Chenocetah Tower
exploregeorgia.org. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
Atop the mountain, the
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built an observation tower in 1937 for the Forest Service; it is used as a fire tower for observation by rangers. ''Chenocetah'' is a
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word meaning "see all around." Variant names were "Griffin Mountain" and "Tower Mountain". Occasionally visitors are allowed in. During Cornelia's annual Big Red Apple Festival, visitors are allowed into the tower to enjoy its panoramic view of the surrounding hills and valleys.Tower Mountain
miss-sweetie.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.


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List of mountains in Georgia (U.S. state) This article lists notable mountains in the U.S. state of Georgia. Highest mountains The following sortable table lists the 11 highest mountain peaks of Georgia with at least of topographic prominence. The eleven highest mountains in Georgia ar ...


References

Landforms of Habersham County, Georgia Mountains of Georgia (U.S. state) {{HabershamCountyGA-geo-stub