Sassafras Mountain
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Sassafras Mountain is the highest point in the state of South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

.

Height

Its summit elevation is 3564 feet (1085 m) above mean sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...

. It is also part of the Appalachian Mountains.

Location

It is located along the South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

-North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

 border in northern Pickens County, South Carolina nearest to the town of Rosman, North Carolina
Rosman, North Carolina
Rosman is a town in Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 490 at the 2000 census. The northern terminus of U.S. Route 178 is less than one mile northwest of Rosman on U.S...

. From I-85 Exit 21 in South Carolina, one can reach Sassafras Mountain by driving north on US-178 until reaching the unincorporated community of Rocky Bottom. From there, take F. Van Clayton Highway (a local road) about 4.7 miles (7.6 km) to the parking lot at the top. From Rosman, follow US-178 south. The summit is an easy 100 metre walk from the parking lot and is, by merit of not having stairs, handicapped accessible, although the path is fairly steep.

The North Carolina side the mountain is owned by former Congressman Charles H. Taylor
Charles H. Taylor
Charles Hart Taylor is an American politician; a Republican, he represented North Carolina's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He began serving in 1991 and continued through January 3, 2007....

. In June 2010 it was announced he plans to sell the 8000 acres (32.4 km²) property to the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Is a non-profit conservation organization working to preserve water and land resources in Western North Carolina...

for $33 million. It has a market value of $63 million and he will get a gift tax credit for the difference.
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