▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁sout heast , ▁from ▁the ▁Lake ▁All ato ona ▁( E t ow ah ▁River ) ▁bas in ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁north west . ▁From ▁S we at ▁Mountain , ▁this ▁runs ▁west - s outh west ▁through ▁C obb ▁to ▁K ennes aw ▁Mountain ▁and ▁Lost ▁Mountain . ▁ ▁History ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁the ▁entire ▁mountain ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁W ig ley ▁family . ▁ ▁Henry ▁Clay ▁W ig ley ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁for ▁dec ades . ▁ ▁Right ▁across ▁from ▁his ▁house ▁was ▁a ▁gra vel ▁road ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁ ▁Years ▁ago , ▁before ▁sat ell ites ▁took ▁over , ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Forest ▁Service ▁r anger ▁would ▁scale ▁a ▁giant ▁fire ▁tower ▁to ▁provide ▁smoke ▁coordinates ▁for ▁fire ▁control ▁every ▁day . ▁ ▁With ▁sub urban ization , ▁this ▁tower ▁has ▁been ▁removed , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁benchmark ▁set ▁in ▁concrete ▁where ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁tower ▁feet ▁once ▁rest ed . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁most ▁northern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁sum mit ▁are ▁natural ▁rock ▁form ations , ▁including ▁a ▁natural ▁rock ▁shelter ▁that ▁could ▁house ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁camp ers . ▁ ▁W ig ley ▁Road ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁went ▁from ▁Sand y ▁Pla ins ▁Road ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁through ▁to ▁Georgia ▁ 9 2 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁maintenance . ▁The ▁main ▁road ▁now ▁turns ▁off ▁from