Flagg Mountain is the southernmost Appalachian peak over 1,000 feet, located near Weogufka, Alabama, in Coosa County, and contains a CCC-built lookout tower and shelters. Weogufka State Forest consists of 240 acres of upland hardwood on Flagg Mountain. It is owned by the State of Alabama and Managed by the Alabama Forestry Commission.
The property was acquired mainly from Kaul Lumber Company in the 1930s to build a new state park. After the depression, the federal government created the CCC Program to provide jobs to help rebuild America. Built by the CCC in 1935, the 50’ stone tower is a unique structure. The walls are 2 to 3’ thick. Large timbers were laid in the rock in a crisscross pattern and have been replaced with inlaid stone. Additionally, ten shelters were built on the mountain by the CCC crew. (with only five still existing today) Listed on the National Historic Tower Site as tower #250, Flagg Mountain Lookout Tower is located on the Weogufka State Forest in Coosa County, Alabama.
Recently, The Conservation Fund and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources purchased land and extended the Pinhoti Trail to Flagg Mountain. Five miles of new trail were opened, and now the Flagg Mountain tower is an important stopping point on the Pinhoti Trail with overnight, primitive camping facilities.
The Weogufka State Forest is also a stop on the state’s birding trail.