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| Trail Name
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Pinnacle Mountain Fire Tower
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| Nearest City
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Erwin
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| State
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Tennessee
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| Distance, round-trip
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88 mi <br />12.875 km <br />
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| High Point
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35203,520 Feet <br />1,173.333 Yards <br />1,072.896 Meters <br />
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| Nearest Medical
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Erwin, TN
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Trail Overview
Great views in all directions from observation platform constructed on the old fire tower steel.
How to get there
From Erwin, TN
- Take Exit 36 off I-26.
Route Description
The trailhead is located at the future site of the Tanasi Arts & Heritage Center near Interstate 26 at Exit 32.
Typical Conditions
The new trail is wide and well graded all the way to the ridge line.
Fees, Permits, etc.
Misc. Information
The summit is the highpoint of... Washington County (not Unicoi), Tennessee as it is just inside the county line. Pinnacle Mountain Tower was built by the Civil Conservation Corps and was in service until 1989. The trail was created and the 40 ft observation platform restored for $100,000 as a joint partnership. See [news article] and [FS press release].
The fire tower can also be accessed via forest road off of Dry Creek Road.
Maps
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http://tehcc.org/clubwiki/kml/Pinnacle Mountain Fire Tower.kml
(G) 36.217133,-82.370338,Pinnacle Mountain Fire Tower
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