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Charlies Bunion

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Charlies Bunion

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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  • Location: Swain County, North Carolina, United States

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    June 15, 2022

    Hiking

    Charlies Bunion is a rock outcropping that was originally known as Fodderstack. The current name was derived when Charlie Conner went hiking one day with Horace Kephart, one of the early proponents for a national park in the Smokies, and the author of Our Southern Highlanders. Looking at Conner's feet, Kephart remarked, "Charlie, I'm going to get this place put on a government map for you." And so, he did.
    Charlies Bunion offers spectacular views of the mountains to the north, Mt. Kephart and the Jump Off to the west, and Mount Guyot towards the east.
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    September 8, 2019

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    Incredible view, which is easy to reach. You should have seen it.
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    Location: Swain County, North Carolina, United States

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