>Can anyone tell me how close on can get to springer mountain short of using a >helicopter. Is it 5 miles or 8 miles? > >Dwayne "drichff@nando.net" Dwayne - If you go in on USFS 42, the Springer summit is 0.8 mi south. There are other approaches, but that's the shortest one. But it's not easy to get to without a car. Good luck, Jim Owen