List of mountains in Georgia named Rocky Mountain

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Rocky Mountain is the name of nine distinct mountains located in the North Georgia mountains that are spread among six different counties in Georgia

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Fannin County

  • Rocky Mountain, [1] elevation 3,080, is located west of Gaddistown, less than two miles (3.2 km) west of the Union County border. [2]

Gilmer County

Rocky Mountain, Gilmer County, Georgia Rocky Mountain (Gilmer County, Georgia).jpg
Rocky Mountain, Gilmer County, Georgia

Lumpkin County

  • A mountain called Rocky Mountain [5] with an elevation of 3,560 feet (1,090 m) is located south of Blood Mountain. [6] DeSoto Falls, one of the most popular waterfalls in Georgia, is on the southern flank of the mountain. It is the tallest mountain located completely within Lumpkin County. [7] Rocky Mountain is located within the boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest.

Rabun County

Towns County

  • Rocky Mountain, [10] elevation 4,017 feet (1,224 m), is located on the Appalachian Trail along the boundary between Towns and White counties. [11] Via the Appalachian Trail, its summit of Rocky Mountain is located about 51.5 miles (82.9 km) from Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.

Union County

  • 4,191-foot (1,277 m)Rocky Mountain [12] is located south of Brasstown Bald, Georgia's tallest peak. [13] It is within the boundaries of the Brasstown Wilderness. A peak called Rocky Knob, elevation 3,740 feet (1,140 m), is found directly south of the mountain's peak, on a spur or ridge of the mountain that is oriented north-south.
  • Rocky Mountain, [16] elevation 3,120 feet (950 m), is located about 11⁄2 miles northwest of Baxter, less than 1/2 mile east of the Union/Fannin county line. [17]

White County

  • Rocky Mountain [18] is located about nine miles (14 km) west of Helen and has an elevation of 3,525 feet (1,074 m). [19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of mountains in Georgia named Rocky Mountain
  2. ↑ TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain in Fannin County
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of mountains in Georgia named Rocky Mountain
  4. ↑ TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain in Gilmer County
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of mountains in Georgia named Rocky Mountain
  6. ↑ TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain near Blood Mountain
  7. ↑ "Lumpkin County GA Peaks List".
  8. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of mountains in Georgia named Rocky Mountain
  9. ↑ TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain near Tallulah Falls
  10. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of mountains in Georgia named Rocky Mountain
  11. ↑ TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain on the Appalachian Trail
  12. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of mountains in Georgia named Rocky Mountain
  13. ↑ TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain near Brasstown Bald
  14. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of mountains in Georgia named Rocky Mountain
  15. ↑ TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain near Suches
  16. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of mountains in Georgia named Rocky Mountain
  17. ↑ TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain near Baxter
  18. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of mountains in Georgia named Rocky Mountain
  19. ↑ TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain near Helen
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