- Rocky Mountain (Georgia)
:"This refers to individual mountains named Rocky Mountain in Georgia. For other individual mountains named Rocky Mountain, see
Rocky Mountain . For peaks or mountains named Rocky Knob, seeRocky Knob . For the mountain range in westernNorth America , seeRocky Mountains ."Rocky Mountain is the name of nine distinct mountains located in the
North Georgia mountains that are spread among six different counties in Georgia:* Rocky Mountain, elevation 3,080, is located west of Gaddistown, Georgia, less than two miles (3 km) west of the boundary between Fannin and Union counties. [ [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] ]
:*Rocky Mountain is located to the north of the
Rich Mountain Wilderness and east of Lucius, Georgia. The elevation at its summit is convert|3342|ft|m. [ [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] ] TheBenton MacKaye Trail passes over the summit of Rocky Mountain.:* A mountain called Rocky Mountain with an elevation of convert|3560|ft|m is located south of
Blood Mountain . [ [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] ] DeSoto Falls, one of the most popularwaterfalls in Georgia, is on the southern flank of the mountain. Rocky Mountain is located within the boundaries of theChattahoochee National Forest .:* Rocky Mountain near
Tallulah Falls, Georgia has an elevation of convert|2351|ft|m, making it the smallest mountain in Georgia with the name "Rocky Mountain." [ [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] ] Bad Creek and Worse Creek, twotributaries of theChatooga River have theirheadwaters on the eastern side of Rocky Mountain. The stream that feeds Cascade Falls begins in the southern side of Rocky Mountain.:* Rocky Mountain, elevation convert|4017|ft|m, is located on the
Appalachian Trail along the boundary between Towns and White counties. [ [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] ] Via the Appalachian Trail, its summit of Rocky Mountain is located about convert|51.5|mi|km fromSpringer Mountain , the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.:* convert|4191|ft|m|sing=on Rocky Mountain is located south of
Brasstown Bald , Georgia's tallest peak. [ [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] ] It is within the boundaries of theBrasstown Wilderness . A peak called Rocky Knob, elevation convert|3740|ft|m, 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, Georgia to the west and
Blood Mountain to the east. It has an elevation of convert|3800|ft|m and is within theChattahoochee National Forest . [ [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] ]:* Rocky Mountain, elevation convert|3120|ft|m, is located about 1 1/2 miles northwest of Baxter, Georgia, less than 1/2 mile east of the Union/Fannin county line. [ [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] ]
:* Rocky Mountain is located about nine miles (14 km) west of Helen and has an elevation of convert|3525|ft|m. [ [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] ]
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