Fort Mountain State Park Fort Mountain State Park Fort Mountain State Park is a Georgia state park located between Chatsworth and Ellijay on Fort Mountain. The state park was founded in 1938 and is named for an ancient rock wall located on the peak. Fort Mountain State Park officially opened in 1936 on land donated by Ivan Allen, Sr. The park was originally . The Civilian Conservation Corps built many of the park's facilities, such as the stone fire tower, the lake, the trails and some park buildings. With help from state and federal funding, the park expanded its boundaries during the late 1990s
Pilot Mountain State Park Pilot Mountain State Park Pilot Mountain State Park is a North Carolina state park in Surry and Yadkin Counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Pinnacle, North Carolina on highway US 52, it covers and includes the distinctive 2,241 foot (683 m) peak of Pilot Mountain. The Saura, a Native American tribe of the North Carolina Piedmont region, knew the mountain as "Jomeokee" meaning the "Great Guide". It served as a guidepost also for the European settlers of the Carolina who similarly named it "Pilot". Due to the effects of European diseases and attacks by northern Indians, particularly