Mt. Jefferson

Mt. Jefferson (HM2LHJ)

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N 36° 17.7', W 81° 24.792'

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Mount Jefferson looms high over the town of Jefferson for which it is named. It was formerly called Negro Mountain because run-away slaves supposedly hid out there while fleeing north. The summit and slopes of the mountain now make up Mount Jefferson State Park, covering 474 acres.
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HM NumberHM2LHJ
Series This marker is part of the Blue Ridge Parkway series
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Placed ByNational Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Date Added Friday, October 4th, 2019 at 11:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 462898 N 4016748
Decimal Degrees36.29500000, -81.41320000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 17.7', W 81° 24.792'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 17' 42" N, 81° 24' 47.52" W
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