Shuckstack

Shuckstack is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains, located in the Southeastern United States. It has an elevation of 4,020 feet above sea level [http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.48556&lon=-83.815] , and rises approximately 2,300 feet above Fontana Lake, to the south.

An old fire tower stands well above the treeline at the summit of Shuckstack, offering a panoramic view of the southwestern Smokies and the Nantahala Mountains. Although no longer in use, the fire tower is open to the public. The summit of Shuckstack is accessed via the Appalachian Trail and a short spur trail. The spur trail is marked by a t-shaped white blaze, and is approximately 3.5 miles from the parking lot on the north side of Fontana Dam.

Along with the fire tower, the summit of Shuckstack also harbors the chimney and foundation of what was once a fire marshall's cabin along with several outcroppings of precambrian Ocoee Supergroup sandstone. [Harry Moore, "A Roadside Guide to the Geology of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park" (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1988), 32.]

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External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/upload/trails2005.pdf Great Smoky Mountains National Park Trail Map] - Large file in .pdf format.

* [http://trails.gosmokies.com/results.cfm?id=61 Shuckstack Tower Trail] - Article in the "Knoxville News-Sentinel", 11/02/2003.

* [http://www.firelookout.org/towers/nc/nc.htm North Carolina Fire Lookouts] - List of fire lookouts in the state of North Carolina.

* [http://stansberry.vorvax.com/images/tennessee/shuckstack.html Shuckstack] - A photo gallery by Brian Stansberry.