Chinigo - Aug 19, 2008 1:52 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2003
HP #10 - short walk
I (with my wife (Tracy) and son (Alex), then almost 3 yrs old) did this as part of our second family HP trip. Not much of a view!
kavak - Jul 8, 2008 10:13 am Date Climbed: Sep 26, 1985
US 178 Rocky Bottom
I did this with my wife and son while we were on our way to Hilton Head. Very humid and really not much of a view. More interesting to see it from the road side.
Ilafan - Jun 25, 2008 8:20 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2008
Worst yet
Wow. I don't have much to say about this one. Time for some clean up.
Tracy - Jun 4, 2008 10:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2008
Highpoint #17
I was short on time, so I did it the quick and boring way - walked up from the gate at the end of the road. The sun was setting, and there were a number of mosquitos trying to get a taste of me. The round trip from my hotel in Greenville took me about 2.5 hours.
Couldn't see views at all, since it was rainy and extremely foggy. Anyway, it's crossed off the list. They need a sign or something telling people it's the highest point of SC. Pretty lame. Even my Indiana highpoint has a sign!
tioga - Apr 14, 2008 1:00 pm Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2009
Impressive
Climbed the mountain via the Foothills Trail from Chimneytop Gap on April 12, 2008. I was pretty impressed with the type of terrain that characterized the mountain on the hike up. I was not expecting that in South Carolina. It was fairly steep and remote. Enjoyed the area. Visited again after proposing to my girlfriend, but this time we drove up. We were heading back to Atlanta after climbing some sixers in the Pisgah National Forest.
jimegan - Feb 7, 2008 12:35 pm Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2007
SASSAFRAS MTN
HAD SOME TROUBLE FINDING IT, BUT A RURAL MAILMAN WAS THE PERFECT SOLUTION
wildfam - Jan 22, 2008 9:37 pm Date Climbed: Apr 5, 2006
Highpoint #5
Drove over from Gatlinburg, drove up, saw the HP. Stopped by a few North Carolina waterfalls along the way to break up the drive.
rfolkenberg - Jan 6, 2008 8:29 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2006
Sassafras Mountain
Climbed in the heat. Luckily not too long....
buzzdainer - Oct 14, 2007 11:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 1999
U.S. 178
Easy hike from U.S. 178. Lots of wildflowers.
weeds19 - Sep 27, 2007 12:49 am Date Climbed: Jan 24, 2002
Out there
This peak is quite a ways from anywhere I might normally visit, but that's what makes highpointing fun!
A little trouble finding it but we finally got there. Please go to http://50summits.blogspot.com for a complete report.
The edge - Mar 14, 2007 3:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2002
HP #27
It wasn't obvious to find the TH...
We drove past it twice before finding the small post for route 199...
Zac Finley - Jan 21, 2007 11:24 pm Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2007
Just to check it off the list
Was on my way to Pisgah National Forest to bag some peaks there, and decided to take the side trip up to South Carolina's highest point. Drove all the way up to the summit. Not very impressive. Views were blocked by overgrowth. No sign of a survey marker or anything at the summit giving the mountain any recognition. Best part was watching shades of pink cut through the clouds to the east as the sun rose over the horizon at 7:02 am.
Chinigo - Aug 19, 2008 1:52 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2003
HP #10 - short walkI (with my wife (Tracy) and son (Alex), then almost 3 yrs old) did this as part of our second family HP trip. Not much of a view!
kavak - Jul 8, 2008 10:13 am Date Climbed: Sep 26, 1985
US 178 Rocky BottomI did this with my wife and son while we were on our way to Hilton Head. Very humid and really not much of a view. More interesting to see it from the road side.
Ilafan - Jun 25, 2008 8:20 pm Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2008
Worst yetWow. I don't have much to say about this one. Time for some clean up.
Tracy - Jun 4, 2008 10:02 pm Date Climbed: Jun 4, 2008
Highpoint #17I was short on time, so I did it the quick and boring way - walked up from the gate at the end of the road. The sun was setting, and there were a number of mosquitos trying to get a taste of me. The round trip from my hotel in Greenville took me about 2.5 hours.
maddie77777 - Apr 21, 2008 10:55 pm Date Climbed: Apr 20, 2008
Foggy dayCouldn't see views at all, since it was rainy and extremely foggy. Anyway, it's crossed off the list. They need a sign or something telling people it's the highest point of SC. Pretty lame. Even my Indiana highpoint has a sign!
tioga - Apr 14, 2008 1:00 pm Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2009
ImpressiveClimbed the mountain via the Foothills Trail from Chimneytop Gap on April 12, 2008. I was pretty impressed with the type of terrain that characterized the mountain on the hike up. I was not expecting that in South Carolina. It was fairly steep and remote. Enjoyed the area. Visited again after proposing to my girlfriend, but this time we drove up. We were heading back to Atlanta after climbing some sixers in the Pisgah National Forest.
jimegan - Feb 7, 2008 12:35 pm Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2007
SASSAFRAS MTNHAD SOME TROUBLE FINDING IT, BUT A RURAL MAILMAN WAS THE PERFECT SOLUTION
wildfam - Jan 22, 2008 9:37 pm Date Climbed: Apr 5, 2006
Highpoint #5Drove over from Gatlinburg, drove up, saw the HP. Stopped by a few North Carolina waterfalls along the way to break up the drive.
rfolkenberg - Jan 6, 2008 8:29 pm Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2006
Sassafras MountainClimbed in the heat. Luckily not too long....
buzzdainer - Oct 14, 2007 11:04 pm Date Climbed: Jun 25, 1999
U.S. 178Easy hike from U.S. 178. Lots of wildflowers.
weeds19 - Sep 27, 2007 12:49 am Date Climbed: Jan 24, 2002
Out thereThis peak is quite a ways from anywhere I might normally visit, but that's what makes highpointing fun!
Ilafan - Jun 25, 2008 8:22 pm
Re: Out thereYou got that right!!
slick858 - Aug 29, 2007 5:34 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007
Check!Lots of Bees, Lots of bush , Lots of Nothing.
Theonestar - Aug 26, 2007 7:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007
DOneNot much to it, but crossed off the list
climbmn - Aug 13, 2007 9:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2007
Better than a day at workVery short hike, but still better than a day at work.
Jerry L - Jul 12, 2007 7:15 am Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2007
Another Walk UpDone.
rkrevald - Apr 9, 2007 8:46 pm Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2007
Summit Number SevenA little trouble finding it but we finally got there. Please go to http://50summits.blogspot.com for a complete report.
The edge - Mar 14, 2007 3:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2002
HP #27It wasn't obvious to find the TH...
We drove past it twice before finding the small post for route 199...
Zac Finley - Jan 21, 2007 11:24 pm Date Climbed: Jan 21, 2007
Just to check it off the listWas on my way to Pisgah National Forest to bag some peaks there, and decided to take the side trip up to South Carolina's highest point. Drove all the way up to the summit. Not very impressive. Views were blocked by overgrowth. No sign of a survey marker or anything at the summit giving the mountain any recognition. Best part was watching shades of pink cut through the clouds to the east as the sun rose over the horizon at 7:02 am.
surgent - Oct 19, 2006 8:08 pm
Just there to get it.Part of a week-long Southeast HP trip.