Tag Archives: South Carolina

Sassafras Summit Cleared to Improve View

South Carolina has cleared the summit of Sassafras Mountain to improve the view.

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Congressman Charles Taylor to Sell North Carolina Side of Sassafras Mountain to Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy

Charles Taylor, a former North Carolina Congressman, who owns the land on the North Carolina side of Sassafras Mountain has announced the plan to sell the 8,000 acre East Fork Headwaters tract for $33 million to the Carolina Mountain Land … Continue reading

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9-Year-Old in 100 Foot Fall at Ceasars Head State Park in South Carolina

Islandpacket.com reports a 9-year-old was airlifted after falling 100 down a waterfall near Ceasars Head State Park in South Carolina. Wayside Park is part of the Mountain Bridge Wilderness area. There have been numerous injuries there including a 20-year-old Marine … Continue reading

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Peter Thompson’s Geology of Highpoints

Peter Thompson at the University of New Hampshire has an elegant and comprehensive description website about the geology of the highpoints of each state.

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State County Highpoints

County Highpoints is the defacto website and forum for highpointers. Once you visit the 50 states, you’ve caught the bug and next logical spot are the 3,500+ county highpoints.

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50states.com State Profile

50states.com has great information summarizing each state.

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Official Summit Benchmark Datasheet Histories

Richard Carey at peakbagging.com has put together a very useful list of summit benchmark information as well as the official U.S. Government datasheets on the history of the benchmark.

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U.S. State Highpoint Trip Reports

Post your trip reports here.

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Hiking from Sassafras Mountain to the Sea Via the Foothills and Palmetto Trails

South Carolina has spectacular online trail resources. A must see visit is sctrails.net. It describes the major trails in the state, has maps and important information on it. The showpiece of the state is the 425+ mile Palmetto Trail which … Continue reading

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Sassafras Mountain, South Carolina, Trip Reports

You can post trip reports as comments here or americasroof sassafras trip reports or summitpost sassafras – an excellent resource – feel free to cross post. Original americasroof sassafras page.

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