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Brasstown Bald is the highest peak in the U.S. state of Georgia

This article lists notable mountains in the U.S. state of Georgia.

Highest mountains

The following sortable table lists the 11 highest mountain peaks of Georgia with at least 100 feet (30 m) of topographic prominence. The eleven highest mountains in Georgia are all located in five counties in northeast Georgia. Some of these mountains have true summits or peaks, while others are high points on a ridge. Listings found elsewhere may not necessarily agree because they do not include each of these mountains.

Blood Mountain, 6th tallest mountain in Georgia
The 11 highest summits of Georgia with at least 100 feet of topographic prominence
Rank Summit County Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1 Brasstown Bald [1] Towns/ Union 4,784 ft
1458 m		 2,108 ft
643 m		 15.93 mi
25.6 km 		34°52′27″N 83°48′38″W / 34.874199°N 83.810652°W / 34.874199; -83.810652 (Brasstown Bald)
2 Rabun Bald [2] Rabun 4,696 ft
1431 m		 1,016 ft
310 m		 5.01 mi
8.06 km 		34°57′56″N 83°18′00″W / 34.965556°N 83.300003°W / 34.965556; -83.300003 (Rabun Bald)
3 Dick's Knob [3] Rabun 4,600 ft
1402 m		 160 ft
49 m		 0.91 mi
1.46 km 		34°59′08″N 83°31′18″W / 34.985556°N 83.521667°W / 34.985556; -83.521667 (Dick's Knob)
4 Hightower Bald [4] Towns 4,568 ft
1392 m		 808 ft
246 m		 2.38 mi
3.83 km 		34°59′05″N 83°37′13″W / 34.984696°N 83.620297°W / 34.984696; -83.620297 (Hightower Bald)
5 Wolfpen Ridge [5] Towns/ Union 4,561 ft
1390 m		 201 ft
61 m		 0.72 mi
1.16 km 		34°51′49″N 83°48′31″W / 34.863744°N 83.808684°W / 34.863744; -83.808684 (Wolfpen Ridge)
6 Blood Mountain [6] [7] Lumpkin/ Union 4,458 ft
1359 m		 1,480 ft
451 m		 11.24 mi
18.09 km 		34°44′23″N 83°56′14″W / 34.73983°N 83.93712°W / 34.73983; -83.93712 (Blood Mountain)
7 Tray Mountain [8] [9] Towns/ White 4,430 ft
1350 m		 1,481 ft
451 m		 8.3 mi
13.36 km 		34°48′04″N 83°41′02″W / 34.8012°N 83.68378°W / 34.8012; -83.68378 (Tray Mountain)
8 Grassy Ridge [10] Rabun 4,400 ft
1341 m		 231 ft
70 m		 1.04 mi
1.67 km 		34°59′01″N 83°28′59″W / 34.983682°N 83.483049°W / 34.983682; -83.483049 (Grassy Ridge)
9 Slaughter Mountain [11] Union 4,338 ft
1322 m		 458 ft
140 m		 0.94 mi
1.51 km 		34°44′53″N 83°57′01″W / 34.748055°N 83.950358°W / 34.748055; -83.950358 (Slaughter Mountain)
10 Double Spring Knob [12] Rabun/ Towns 4,280 ft
1305 m		 920 ft
280 m		 5.54 mi
8.92 km 		34°52′42″N 83°39′24″W / 34.878472°N 83.656728°W / 34.878472; -83.656728 (Double Spring Knob)
10 Coosa Bald [13] Union 4,280 ft
1305 m		 960 ft
293 m		 2.25 mi
3.62 km 		34°46′44″N 83°57′48″W / 34.778891°N 83.963391°W / 34.778891; -83.963391 (Coosa Bald)

Other Blue Ridge mountains

Yonah Mountain
Mount Oglethorpe

Ridge-and-Valley

Pigeon Mountain

Other mountains

Blackjack Mountain
Stone Mountain

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountains of Georgia (U.S. state).
  1. ^ "Brasstown Bald". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rabun Bald". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dick's Knob". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hightower Bald". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  5. ^ "Wolfpen Ridge". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  6. ^ "Blood Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  7. ^ Blood Mountain Marker. Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Tray Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  9. ^ "Tray Mountain". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  10. ^ "Grassy Ridge". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  11. ^ "Slaughter Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  12. ^ "Double Spring Knob". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  13. ^ "Coosa Bald". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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