Tray Mountain, with an

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of is the seventh-highest peak in

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. The boundary line between

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and

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counties bisects the mountain, but leaves the summit in Towns County.

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lies on a lower part of the mountain, but not on the summit. Tray Mountain is within the borders of the

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and is part of the Tray Mountain Wilderness. The mountain is referred to by some as the grandstand for viewing the Nantahala Mountains in

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and the rest of the

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in Georgia. The

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crosses the peak. The name "Tray" most likely is a corruption of "Trail Mountain", so named for the trails traversing the mountain.

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TopoQuest map of Tray Mountain

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Georgia's Named Summits

Georgia peaks over 4,000 feet
{{Mountains of Georgia (U.S. State) Landforms of Habersham County, Georgia Mountains of Georgia (U.S. state) Mountains on the Appalachian Trail Mountains of Towns County, Georgia Mountains of White County, Georgia Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest

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