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Stone Mountain State Park is a 14,353-acre (58.08 km 2) [2] North Carolina state park in Alleghany County and Wilkes County, North Carolina. Stone Mountain.
The mountain, which has an elevation of 2,305 feet (706 m) above sea level, is known for its barren sides and distinctive brown-gray color, and can be seen for miles. The mountain offers some of the best rock climbing in North Carolina, and the park's creeks and streams feature excellent brook trout fishing. Stone Mountain c. 1910
Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, 15 miles (24 km) east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the city of Stone Mountain, Georgia . The park is the most visited tourist site in the state of Georgia.
In 1960, Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad, Inc. was formed to construct a tourist railroad encircling the mountain, operating it under lease from the Stone Mountain Memorial Association (a state-operated association established in 1958 for developing and managing the mountain as a park).
Today Traphill is mostly a quiet farming community known for its superb mountain scenery. Stone Mountain State Park , one of North Carolina's most popular state parks, is located in Traphill; the park's presence has led to many out-of-state residents (especially from Florida ) building summer homes in the area.
The Stone Mountain Provincial Park is an area of 256.91 square kilometres (99.19 sq mi) of mountain wilderness in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The park is part of the larger Muskwa-Kechika Management Area [ 2 ] which includes the Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park , immediately south, and Kwadacha Wilderness Provincial Park .
Stone Mountain High School is the zoned public high school with Stone Mountain in its attendance boundary; it is not in the city limits of Stone Mountain. The children of Stone Mountain are served by the DeKalb County Public Schools. [35] [36] Stone Mountain Elementary School and Champion Theme Middle School are within the city limits.
119 Hairston Road / Stone Mountain Village Kensington Kensington station Stone Mountain Goldsmith Park & Ride Redan Road, Hairston Road 10.8 miles (17.4 km) 120 East Ponce de Leon Avenue Avondale Estates Avondale station Ponce de Leon Avenue 8.8 miles (14.2 km) 121 Memorial Drive / North Hairston Road Kensington Kensington station Tucker