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2020 Map of Dyer Gap

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Dyer Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

About this map

Chattahoochee National Forest dominates this North Georgia landscape, where the ridges and gaps of the Blue Ridge meet the headwaters of the Conasauga River. The area is marked by a network of long-standing mountain passes and leads, including Dyer Gap, Holly Creek Gap, and Snaggy Lead. These gaps historically provided critical passage through the high country of Cohutta Mtn and Potatopatch Mtn.

Settlement is concentrated along the valley floors, particularly near Pleasant Hill, where community life is anchored by family burial grounds and churches such as Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cem and Nine Mile United Methodist Church Cem. The map traces a complex system of forestry and mountain roads like State Rte 2 and Old CCC Camp Rd, alongside significant hiking corridors like the Benton MacKaye and Pinhoti trails. Small upland water bodies such as Hills Lake and Davenport Lake dot the drainages between the mountain peaks.