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Springer Mountain is a north–south-trending loaf-shaped mountain located on the border of Gilmer and Fannin counties. [6] [4] The summit has an elevation 3,782 feet (1,153 m) above mean sea level. [2] Springer Mountain is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains that extend from Georgia to Pennsylvania.
Blue Ridge Mountains - Front Royal, Virginia Although the term "Blue Ridge" is sometimes applied exclusively to the eastern edge or front range of the Appalachian Mountains, the geological definition of the Blue Ridge province extends westward to the Ridge and Valley area, encompassing the Great Smoky Mountains, the Great Balsams, the Roans, the Blacks, and other mountain ranges.
The Blue Ridge Mountains as seen from the Blue Ridge Parkway near Mount Mitchell. The following is a list of mountains constituting the Blue Ridge, a mountain range stretching about 450 miles from Pennsylvania to Georgia in the USA. The Blue Ridge is part of the larger Appalachian Mountain Range.
Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States in North America.The Golden Isles of Georgia lie off the coast of the state. The main geographical features include mountains such as the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the northwest, the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northeast, the Piedmont plateau in the central portion of the state and Coastal Plain in the south.
Map showing relationship of North Georgia mountains to the Blue Ridge Mountain and the Appalachian mountain system. Northeast Georgia is a region of Georgia in the United States. The northern part is also in the North Georgia mountains or Georgia mountain region, while the southern part (east of metro Atlanta) is still hilly but much flatter in ...
Georgia State Route 5 leads north from Blue Ridge 10 miles (16 km) to McCaysville at the Tennessee line. Atlanta is 93 miles (150 km) to the south via GA-5/515. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km 2 ), all land.
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.
The physiographic Blue Ridge region, which lies in the northernmost western Blue Ridge and central Blue Ridge geological terranes, marks the highest topography in the state. Rocks of the geological Blue Ridge, however, extend from the physiographic Blue Ridge, southwest across the state without holding up high mountains.