Rich Mountain From....

Rich Mountain...there are plenty of higher peaks in the Blue Ridge and on the Appalachian Trail (AT). However, it is a personal favorite of mine and with its refurbished fire tower it is one of the better AT hikes in the Bald Mountains. The mountain stands above Hot Springs in Madison County, NC. However, unlike Camp Creek Bald or Mount LeConte it doesn't stand out, so it is hard to spot at times. Because of the fact that the fire tower was refurbished in 2018, a number of the pictures (especially near the summit) will be skewed towards my last two hikes up to the summit. So, with that said here is Rich Mountain From....

....Rich Mountain

February 27, 2019: Summit Marker

October 20, 2015: Left Secondary Marker (16.5 Yards)

October 20, 2015: Right Secondary Marker (17.1 Yards)

February 27, 2019: Fire Tower from Summit

February 27, 2019: Summit from Fire Tower (18 Yards)

February 27, 2019: Refurbished Fire Tower Cabin (18 Yards)

February 9, 2020: South Vista (18 Yards)

February 9, 2020: East Vista (18 Yards)

February 9, 2020: North Vista (18 Yards)

February 9, 2020: West Vista (18 Yards)

November 30, 2013: Communication Tower (41 Yards)

February 27, 2019: Summit Edge (45 Yards)

February 27, 2019: Campsite (.08 Miles)

February 9, 2020: Fire Tower Junction (.15 Miles)

....Appalachian Trail

February 9, 2020: Near Rich Mountain (0.3 Miles)

December 20, 2017: Mill Ridge (1.85 Miles)

December 22, 2015: Near Pump Gap (2.7 Miles)

....Hot Springs, NC

February 9, 2020: Old Red Bridge (2.75 Miles)

August 3, 2016: NC-209 (3.0 Miles)

....NC-209

February 24, 2017: Overlook (5.45 Miles)

....Chimney Rocks (Cherokee N.F.)

November 22, 2016: Chimney Rocks Trail (6.0 Miles)

....Camp Creek Bald

March 30, 2018: Camp Creek Bluffs (8.3 Miles)

....Meadow Creek Mountain

January 2, 2016: Fire Tower (9.8 Miles)

....Tusculum, TN

December 22, 2014: Tusculum Trail (13.5 Miles)