The present Loft Mountain Campground was built on Big Flat Mountain in 1964. Interestingly, this 1965 USGS quadrangle of Browns Cove, VA shows the A.T. remained on its route up Big Flat Mountain past the present Loft Mountain Amphitheater before crossing the Campground access road to the eastern side of the saddle leading toward (the actual) Loft Mountain.
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