List of mountains in Georgia named Rocky Mountain explained

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

Fannin County

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

Gilmer County

• Rocky Mountain is located to the north of the Rich Mountain Wilderness and east of Lucius. The elevation at its summit is 3342feet.^[2] The Benton MacKaye Trail passes over the summit of Rocky Mountain.

Lumpkin County

• A mountain called Rocky Mountain with an elevation of 3560feet is located south of Blood Mountain.^[3] 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.^[4] Rocky Mountain is located within the boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest.

Rabun County

• Rocky Mountain near Tallulah Falls has an elevation of 2351feet, making it the smallest mountain in Georgia with the name "Rocky Mountain."^[5] Bad Creek and Worse Creek, two tributaries of the Chatooga River have their headwaters on the eastern side of Rocky Mountain. The stream that feeds Cascade Falls begins in the southern side of Rocky Mountain.

Towns County

• Rocky Mountain, elevation 4017feet, is located on the Appalachian Trail along the boundary between Towns and White counties.^[6] Via the Appalachian Trail, its summit of Rocky Mountain is located about 51.5miles from Springer Mountain, the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.

Union County

• 4191feet Rocky Mountain is located south of Brasstown Bald, Georgia's tallest peak.^[7] It is within the boundaries of the Brasstown Wilderness. A peak called Rocky Knob, elevation 3740feet, is found directly south of the mountain's peak, on a spur or ridge of the mountain that is oriented north-south.

• Rocky Mountain is located about five miles (8 km) north of Suches, about halfway between Baxter to the west and Blood Mountain to the east. It has an elevation of 3800feet and is within the Chattahoochee National Forest.^[8]

• Rocky Mountain, elevation 3120feet, is located about 1 miles northwest of Baxter, less than 1/2 mile east of the Union/Fannin county line.^[9]

White County

• Rocky Mountain is located about nine miles (14 km) west of Helen and has an elevation of 3525feet.^[10]

See also

• Rocky Knob (disambiguation)
• Rocky Mountains
• Rocky Mountain (disambiguation)

References

1. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.72306&lon=-84.13639&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain in Fannin County
2. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.795&lon=-84.32194&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain in Gilmer County
3. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.7225&lon=-83.93028&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain near Blood Mountain
4. https://listsofjohn.com/searchres?c=1759
5. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.75528&lon=-83.38472&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain near Tallulah Falls
6. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.79833&lon=-83.73&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain on the Appalachian Trail
7. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.85406&lon=-83.81532&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain near Brasstown Bald
8. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.72891&lon=-83.99939&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain near Suches
9. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.74833&lon=-84.08611&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain near Baxter
10. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.70139&lon=-83.83083&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest Map of the Rocky Mountain near Helen