Cole Mountain is located in the Pedlar Ranger District of the George Washington National Forest approximately 24 kilometers east of Buena Vista, VA. The hack box was placed on a 3 meter tower situated on the east slope of a grassy bald just below the 1200 meter peak. It faced the cliffs of Mount Pleasant located 2 km to the east. First used in 1988, this hack site made use of the Appalachian Trail for quick access to a nearby road where supplies could be brought in. Although it was ultimately used for three years, it never had a perfect release season as shown in the table below. It was thought that a number of the unsuccessful birds ended up on the ground during their early flights. The dense vegetation around this site may have then prevented their escape and doomed them to predation.

List of Hack Attendants

John Cornett
Cary Cowlbeck
Frances Demmerle
Kristen Hallwachs
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