Putnam County High Point Trip Report

Date: December 17, 2002
Author: Gene Daniell

This high point, bearing the Mathis Lookout Tower, is located in Oconee National Forest and is an easy drive-up.

From the junction of GA 129 and GA 212 at Resseaus Crossroads, take GA 212 west, passing through the village of Stanfordville at 4 miles. At 5.1 miles bear left onto Checking Station Road (dirt) and follow it for 1.1 miles past the checking station to the short driveway that diverges left to the summit and tower (this driveway no longer continues southwest to the road that runs perpendicular to Checking Station Road). The summit is fairly flat; the tower (fenced with locked gate) does not appear to be on quite the highest ground.

I did not find BM "Laysen" but was there only after dark, albeit with good moonlight, so could have easily walked over it without seeing it.