| Official Name: | Pine Mountain, Georgia |
| Other Name: | Chipley |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harris, Meriwether |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.24 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.97 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.27 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.08 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1216 |
| Population Density Km2: | 152.51 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 395.06 |
| Elevation M: | 281 |
| Elevation Ft: | 922 |
| Postal Code: | 31822 |
| Area Code: | 706 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-61124 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 356471 |
Pine Mountain is a town in Harris and Meriwether counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,216.[2]
The Harris County portion of Pine Mountain is part of the Columbus, GA-AL metropolitan statistical area, while the small portion that extends into Meriwether County is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metropolitan statistical area.
The town began in 1882 when the railroad spread to Pine Mountain from Columbus, and until 1958,[3] the community was known as "Chipley". The name was changed to "Pine Mountain" due to the existence of Callaway Gardens.
Pine Mountain is located in northeastern Harris County, with a small portion extending north into the southwestern corner of Meriwether County. The town is located along U.S. Route 27, which runs north to south through the town, leading northwest to LaGrange and south 8miles to Hamilton, the Harris County seat. Georgia State Route 18 and Georgia State Route 354 intersect U.S. Route 27 in the town limits. Route 18 leads west to West Point and northeast to Greenville. Atlanta is by road to the northeast, and Columbus is to the southwest. The town is located at the northern base of the Pine Mountain Range.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which 0.1sqmi, or 3.30%, are water.[1]
Located in Pine Mountain are the Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain Wild Animal Safari, and the Man O War Trail. The Pine Mountain Trail, a 23miles hiking trail, is nearby in F. D. Roosevelt State Park.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,141 people, 480 households, and 314 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 1,216.