Shuckstack Fire Tower
Shuckstack Fire Tower is a tower in Unorganized Territory of Forneys Creek, Swain, North Carolina. Shuckstack Fire Tower is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Sassafras Gap, as well as near the peak Little Shuckstack.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shuckstack and Fontana Dam.
Shuckstack
Peak
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 2.5.
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
Photo: TVA Web Team, CC BY 2.0.
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″ northLongitude
-83.8151° or 83° 48′ 54″ westOpen location code
867RF5PM+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 8907245688OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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