Shuckstack Fire Tower
Shuckstack Fire Tower is a tower in Unorganized Territory of Forneys Creek, Swain, North Carolina. Shuckstack Fire Tower is situated near the mountain saddle Sassafras Gap, as well as near the peak Little Shuckstack.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Shuckstack and Fontana Dam.
Shuckstack
Peak
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 above sea level and rises approximately 2,300 feet above Fontana Lake to the south.
Fontana Dam
Dam
Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Little Tennessee River in Swain and Graham counties, North Carolina, United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the early 1940s to satisfy the skyrocketing electricity… Fontana Dam is situated 2½ miles south of Shuckstack Fire Tower.
Shuckstack Fire Tower
Latitude
35.48548° or 35° 29′ 8″ north
Longitude
-83.8151° or 83° 48′ 54″ west
Open location code
867RF5PM+5X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sassafras Gap and Little Shuckstack.
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