View from Wayah Bald Tower over the Nantahala Mountains, near Franklin, NC, a point on the Appalachian Trail

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View over the Nantahala Mountains, from Wayah Bald Tower, a historic stone fire tower in the Nantahala National Forest near Franklin, NC, in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. This is now used as an overlook.

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Location: Wayah Bald, Nantahala National Forest, near Franklin, NC, USA
Photo credit: © Jim Hargan/www.harganonline.com / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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