If you climb the steep grade to the 3,424 foot knob, you’ll be rewarded with a beautiful view of Lake Chatuge below and mountains in the distance. But first, cresting the top of the hill, you’ll be met with a lot of graffiti. The top of the knob has two rocky peaks. You might think this is a natural wonder, but you’d be wrong: In 1963, men from a nearby North Carolina town thought they could mine the top of the mountain for minerals. They ripped the top of the…
