A historic fire tower stands at the summit of Shuckstack, offering a panoramic view of the western Smokies, Yellow Creek, Unicoi Mountains, Cheoah, and the Nantahala National Forest. Although no longer in use, the fire tower is accessible 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 (5.6 km) from the parking lot on the north side of Fontana Dam. It is considered a strenuous hike with rapid elevation gain—approximately 2,300 feet (700 m).
Along with the fire tower, the summit of Shuckstack also hosts the chimney, foundation, and cistern of what was once a fire watchman's cabin along with several outcroppings of Precambrian Ocoee Supergroup sandstone.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Fontana Dam Quadrangle, Great Smoky Mountains 7.5 minute 1:24,000-scale series Topographic Maps" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
^Moore, Harry (1988). A Roadside Guide to the Geology of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. p. 32.
External linksedit
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Trail Map - Large file in .pdf format.
Shuckstack Tower Trail - Article in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, 11/02/2003.
North Carolina Fire Lookouts - List of fire lookouts in the state of North Carolina.
shuckstack, 48556, 48556, mountain, great, smoky, mountains, swain, county, north, carolina, southeastern, united, states, elevation, feet, above, level, rises, approximately, feet, above, fontana, lake, south, fontana, lake, nantahala, mountains, looking, sou. 35 29 08 N 83 48 54 W 35 48556 N 83 815 W 35 48556 83 815 Shuckstack is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Swain County North Carolina in the southeastern United States It has an elevation of 4 020 feet 1 230 m above sea level 1 and rises approximately 2 300 feet 700 m above Fontana Lake to the south Fontana Lake and the Nantahala Mountains looking southeast from the Shuckstack fire tower A historic fire tower stands at the summit of Shuckstack offering a panoramic view of the western Smokies Yellow Creek Unicoi Mountains Cheoah and the Nantahala National Forest Although no longer in use the fire tower is accessible 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 5 6 km from the parking lot on the north side of Fontana Dam It is considered a strenuous hike with rapid elevation gain approximately 2 300 feet 700 m Along with the fire tower the summit of Shuckstack also hosts the chimney foundation and cistern of what was once a fire watchman s cabin along with several outcroppings of Precambrian Ocoee Supergroup sandstone 2 References edit Fontana Dam Quadrangle Great Smoky Mountains 7 5 minute 1 24 000 scale series Topographic Maps PDF National Park Service Retrieved 2013 12 08 Moore Harry 1988 A Roadside Guide to the Geology of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Knoxville University of Tennessee Press p 32 External links editGreat Smoky Mountains National Park Trail Map Large file in pdf format Shuckstack Tower Trail Article in the Knoxville News Sentinel 11 02 2003 North Carolina Fire Lookouts List of fire lookouts in the state of North Carolina Tennessee GSMNP fire towers Help restore Shuckstack more photos and history This article about a location in Swain County North Carolina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shuckstack amp oldid 1195191058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
