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Blood Mountain, Georgia

Prominence: 1480 ft, 451 m

Elevation: 4440+ feet, 1353+ meters

True Isolation: 11.11 mi, 17.88 km

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 4440 - 4480 ft (40-foot closed contour) NAVD88 Elevation: 4440 ft / 1353 m (Range 4440 - 4480 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	34° 44' 23'' N, 83° 56' 14'' W 34.73983, -83.93712 (Dec Deg) 231096 E 3848121 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Georgia
County/Second Level Region	Lumpkin (Highest Point) Union
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 498 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 453) Selected Trip Reports: 2003-04-04 by Alan Beck 2007-01-20 by G. Ringle 2007-05-17 by Ben Lostracco 2008-05-04 by Scott Chruszcz 2009-05-01 by Michael Kelly 2009-07-27 by William Musser 2010-05-16 by Jim Haynor 2011-01-15 by Holly Saxby (GPS Track) 2013-05-19 by Dan Hildebrand 2013-09-30 by Tom Layton 2013-10-31 by Lincoln Durey (GPS Track) 2013-12-18 by Dennis Stewart 2013-12-18 by Dennis Stewart 2014-08-02 by Chris Emery 2015-02-14 by Lincoln Durey (GPS Track) 2015-03-15 by Marcus Lostracco (GPS Track) 2016-01-24 by Travis Smith 2017-02-05 by Bret LaBarre 2017-09-27 by Eric Davidson 2017-10-07 by Colin Thomas (GPS Track) 2017-10-22 by De Carabas 2018-03-12 by Collin Sweeney 2018-05-14 by Jim Doyle 2018-08-07 by Mike Trimble (GPS Track) 2019-02-02 by Will Trimble 2019-04-27 by Summer Rehkop (GPS Track) 2020-07-21 by Ted Shemella (GPS Track) 2020-09-02 by Daniel Hulsey (GPS Track) 2020-09-11 by Joe McGillian 2020-11-11 by Tyler Lahti (GPS Track) 2020-11-27 by David Winston (GPS Track) 2021-01-02 by Lawrence Morrissey (GPS Track) 2021-03-20 by Nancy Roberts 2021-04-11 by Charley Irons 2021-05-01 by Corny Delasalas (GPS Track) 2021-06-26 by Alexander Barinov (GPS Track) 2021-07-04 by Damon Easley (GPS Track) 2022-09-03 by Karli Wilson (GPS Track)
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BLOOD MOUNTAIN (2014-03-08). Photo by Shawn Dunn.
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Prominence

Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 1480 ft/451 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 1540 ft/469 m
  Line Parent: South Wolfpen Ridge
  Key Col: Jacks Gap    2960 ft/902 m

Isolation

Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 11.11 mi/17.88 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 34.8617, -83.8092
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    South Wolfpen Ridge  (NE)

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4: Southern Blue Ridge Front
Range5: Georgia Blue Ridge

Ridges/Divides

Appalachian Divide
South Blue Ridge

Drainage Basins

Apalachicola
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Hiwassee
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests
Wilderness/Special Area: Blood Mountain Wilderness Area (Highest Point)

Topo Map

Neels Gap O34083f8 1:24,000

Data Source

1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map

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Blood Mountain (

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Other Photos

Blood Mountain Overlook (2018-10-30). Photo by Craig Nicholson.
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Blood Mountain (2016-04-08). Photo by David R.
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AT Shelter on top of Blood Mountain (2021-02-07). Photo by Steven Lash.
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An overlook view just before the summit of Blood Mountain Photo by Steven Lash.
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Outlook on Blood Mountain, 11-17-20 (2020-11-17). Photo by Jason Crane.
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