6 5 ▁feet ▁( 1 , 8 7 9 ▁m ) ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁Grand father ▁Mountain ▁( wh ose ▁highest ▁point ▁is ▁Call ow ay ▁Pe ak ▁ 5 , 9 4 6 ▁feet ▁( 1 , 8 1 2 ▁m ) ▁shared ▁with ▁W ata uga ▁and ▁C ald well ▁count ies ) ▁is ▁within ▁A very ▁county . ▁ ▁At ▁ 5 , 5 2 6 ▁feet ▁( 1 , 6 7 8 ▁m ), ▁Be ech ▁Mountain ▁( also ▁shared ▁with ▁W ata uga ▁county ) ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁incorpor ated ▁community ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River . ▁ ▁At ▁ 3 , 6 0 6 ▁feet ▁( 1 , 0 9 9 ▁m ) ▁New land ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁county ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁USA . ▁ ▁National ▁& ▁state ▁protected ▁areas ▁ ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Park way ▁( part ) ▁ ▁P is g ah ▁National ▁Forest ▁( part ) ▁ ▁Grand father ▁Mountain ▁State ▁Park ▁( part ) ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 7 , 1 6 7 ▁people , ▁ 6 , 5 3 2 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 4 , 5 4 6 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 7 0 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 2 7 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 1 , 9 1 1 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of