Cheaha Mountain

Our second highpoint was a part of 3-highpoint trip.  We came across the adventure of highpointing when we were making plans to meet up with family in Florida in the summer of '04.  After hitting up Mississippi's highpoint first, we made our way to Alabama.  A little more exciting than MS as Alabama's highpoint is actually a state park (Cheaha State Park) and reaches an elevation of 2,407 feet.

The Drive: From Birmingham, take I-20 east to Exit 191 and turn south onto US 431.  Continue 3.5 miles before turning right onto a road with a sign pointing to SR 281.  Drive .6 mile and turn left onto SR 281.  Drive 12 miles on SR 281 to the park entrance on the right.  Take the one way road to the right and drive up to the parking area where you will see the sign pictured below.

The Hike:  The hike is more like a leisurely walk as you only need to walk a short distance from the parking area to the tower you see pictured below.

 Emily at the State Park sign and parking area.

Here we are at the tower/highpoint.