Cheaha Mountain, often called Mount Cheaha, is the highest natural point in Alabama at 2,407 feet above sea level. It is located in north-central Alabama in Cheaha State Park. Surrounded by the Talladega National Forest, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. This dramatic landscape gets its name from the Creek Indian name for the mountain, “chaha” meaning “high place”.
Cheaha State Park, located in north-central Alabama, was first opened to the public in 1933 and is Alabama’s oldest continuously operating state park. Surrounded by the Talladega National Forest in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, the park’s 2,799 acres straddle the border between Clay and Cleburne counties. Cheaha Mountain, the highest point in Alabama at 2,407 feet above sea level, is the centerpiece of the park. The park gets its name from the Creek Indian name for the mountain, “chaha” (meaning “high place”). In 2009, the park had 200,000 visitors, annual operating expenses of $1.95 million and a staff of 38 people.
