Fort Mountain (Murray County, Georgia)

Infobox Mountain
Name = Fort Mountain
Photo = Chatsworth.jpg
Caption = Fort Mountain, as seen from downtown Chatsworth, GA
Elevation = 868 metres (2,848 feet)
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Location = Murray County, Georgia
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Coordinates = 34°46′52″N, 84°42′34″W
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Fort Mountain is a mountain in northern Georgia, just east of Chatsworth. It is part of the Cohutta Mountains, a small mountain range at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains. It also lies within the Chattahoochee National Forest.

Fort Mountain takes its name from a peak that has remnants of a stone fort around part of that peak. The non-native stones are piled in an convert|855|ft|m|0 -long curving line, forming a breastwork fortification. The fort may have been constructed by pre-Columbian native Americans, but exactly who created the fort, where they brought the stones from, and why, are still mysteries.

Around and mostly south of the fort peak is Fort Mountain State Park, with camping areas, a mountain lake, and a variety of public facilities, such as a camp store, walking trails, swimming, boating, and playgrounds.

ee also

*Protected areas of Georgia (U.S. state)

External links

* [http://www.gastateparks.org/info/fortmt/ Fort Mountain State Park]