On almost every trip we take from our home in Texas to the Appalachian Mountains we end up driving diagonally across Alabama. From the Gulf Coast through Birmingham and eventually into the mountains of northeast Alabama. And we so look forward to our first sight of these mountains. No matter where we are headed… That first sight lets us know we will get some altitude adjustment along the way.
The highest point is marked with a USGS benchmark in front of Bunker Tower, a stone Civilian Conservation Corps building with an observation deck on top. The CCC also constructed a road to Cheaha, but the road has been closed for years. The old road is known as CC Road and contains interesting ruins. Near the peak is Bald Rock, which was recently improved with a wheelchair-accessible wooden walkway that provides an impressive overlook of the surrounding region. The entire area gives an impression of being at a much higher elevation than it actually is, in part because of the relatively low elevation of the adjacent area to the west.
Wikipedia contributors. Cheaha Mountain. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. September 11, 2022, 00:09 UTC. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cheaha_Mountain&oldid=1109632118. Accessed May 9, 2023.