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This is a shot I took just before totality. I am standing on the marker at this point. Between this photo and totality, many more people crammed up on the summit. I looked down the slope towards the AT and there were even more people down there not even trying to climb up higher since there were so many people.
I honestly believe that 500 is on the low side. 1000 would not surprise me.