Southern Terminus of Sister Ridge View From Heaven by Mike and Luanne Click for Full Size
Southern Terminus of Sister Ridge View From Bald Rock Click for Full Size
PTA Site Map Pinhoti Trail Alliance Connecting Alabama and Georgia to the Appalachian Trail
Choccolocco Mountains (Cha ka la ka ~ Mount uns : )
Pinhoti Sister Ridge At various points along the Pinhoti in Alabama, there is a good number of great views on the left (west) of our Sister Ridge, the Choccolocco Mountains. This ridge runs west of the Pinhoti for 61.1 miles, from Mt. Cheaha up to Dugger Mountain. She begins her northward journey in Coldwater and passes through Anniston, Ft. McClellan, Jacksonville and ends in Piedmont.
One of your first views of her is from the rock outcrop at mile 37.9 ~ Heaven, in Section 6 (7). From here she is just a blue haze back behind Mt. Cheaha. A better view of her beginning is up the 1/2 mile Bald Rock Trail, at mile 47.1 in Section 7 (6). Here the north view is of Oak Mountain. A little west of that is Coldwater Peak and a little farther west is her beginning at Coldwater Spring. At this point she is about 10 miles away and by the time you reach Dugger Mountain she is only about a mile away.
Development In recent years this area has started to see some access and development that is leaning heavily toward recreation, conservation and protection.
The city of Anniston is in the process of building parking areas, mountain bike trails and hiking trails on the Coldwater section known as the Doug Ghee Nature Preserve and Recreation Area.
Jacksonville Section ^ Hurricane Mountain ~ 1876' ^ Chimney Mountain ~ 1272' ^ Chimney Peak ~ 1720' ^ Ben White Point ~ 1592' ^ White's Gap ^ Foster Mountain ~ 1420'
Fort McClellan Section ^ Truitt Hill ~ 1480' ^ French Hill ~ 1140' ^ Big Oak Mountain ~ 2050' ^ Noyes Hill ~ 1560' ^ Mokeley Hill ~ 1840' ^ Moorman Hill ~ 2030' ^ Caffey Hill ~ 1440' ^ Mount Tylo ~ 1360' ^ Frederick Hill ~ 1800' ^ Bain's Gap ~ 1420' ^ Wykoff Hill ~ 1800' ^ Marchets Hill ~ 2104' ^ Morton Hill ~ 2063' ^ Stanley Hill ~ 1900' ^ King Hill ~ 1945' ^ Reynolds Hill ~ 1378'
Anniston Section ^ Mount Royal ~ 1519' ^ Twin Mountains ~ 1170' ~ 1225' ^ Blue Mountain ~ 1516'
Coldwater Section ^ Oak Mountain ~ 1705' ^ Coldwater Peak ~ 1709' ^ Coldwater Spring ~ 584'