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68:Coordinates
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668:Rocky Knob
638:Young Lick
603:Rabun Bald
588:Jacks Knob
523:Coosa Bald
408:2010-04-25
387:2010-04-25
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330:References
239:fire tower
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179:Rabun Bald
131:Rabun Bald
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58:Prominence
22:Rabun Bald
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209:elevation
106:Geography
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548:Flat Top
318:See also
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