Near Ellijay in Gilmer County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Springer Mountain
March 30, 2007
1. Springer Mountain Marker
National Scenic Trail
Springer Mountain
elevation 3782'
Southern Terminus
Chattahoochee National Forest
Erected 1993 by US Forest Service, Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 34° 37.473′ N, 84° 12.775′ W. Marker is near Ellijay, Georgia, in Gilmer County. It can be reached from Route FS42. Southern Terminus of Appalachian Trail footpath, which stretches over 2000 miles to Maine. 0.9 miles from parking lot accessed via Forest Service Road 42 (high clearance vehicle recommended). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ellijay GA 30536, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Appalachian Trail (approx. 5.1 miles away); Ebenezer Baptist Church (approx. 8½ miles away); Oakland Academy (approx. 9.9 miles away); Cartecay Methodist Church (approx. 10.2 miles away); Homesite of Joseph Emerson Brown (approx. 11.8 miles away); The Station (approx. 14½ miles away); Auraria
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Photographed by Julie Szabo, March 30, 2007
2. Springer Mountain Marker
Photographed by Tom Gillard, March 22, 2012
3. Appalachian Trail
Georgia to Maine
A Footpath for Those who seek fellowship with the Wilderness.
The Georgia Appalachian Trail Club
1934
Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,919 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2007, by Julie Szabo of Oldsmar, Florida. 3. submitted on April 2, 2012, by Tom Gillard of Tullahoma, Tennessee. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
