Ben Parton

MAPS
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• caltopo shaded topo or leafletjs map (non google)
• topoquest (quad name)
• Java USGS topo map or aerial image with nearby towers, distance tool (deprecated)
• GSMNP 1997 trail map or Google map
• older GSMNP trail/topo maps: 1974 1949 1931
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GPS

• download just this waypoint or nearby waypoints (gpx) or download towers.gpx or towers.mxf
• send waypoint to your Garmin GPS
• free pc-to-gps software EasyGPS

Remarks:

Ben Parton, an employee of the Little River Lumber company (1901-1939), constructed a platform on this knob to look for trespassers and forest fires. Along Miry Ridge Trail.
Reference: Place Names of the Smokies.

   © Tom Dunigan