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Sassafras Mountain, South Carolina

I made it to Sassafras Mountain, the highest point in South Carolina, in April 2025. It's in Pickens County, right on the North Carolina line, and the state line runs across the stone of the observation tower. I stood with one foot on each side of it and took this, looking down at SC and NC painted on the strip between my shoes.

The tower was finished in 2019, and the walk up to it from the parking area is short and paved. The day I was there, the trees were in fog and the views were mostly gray, with the state line right there between my shoes.