Peaks

 

10

 

 

Pursuers

 

59

 

 

Finishers

 

0

 

 

Get outta the city and climb these 10 publicly-accessible hills and peaks surrounding Metro Atlanta. Note: tram to top of Stone Mountain doesn't count.

 

Highest peak

Kennesaw Mountain

1,781 ft / 542 m

Most prominent peak

Kennesaw Mountain

695 ft / 212 m

Most summited peak

Stone Mountain

53 summits

Most difficult peak

Little Kennesaw Mountain

Class 1

Difficulty breakdown

Class 1/2 2 peaks

Class 3/4 1 peak

Top climbing months

June   20%

November   15%

July   10%

Highlights
  • Fees covering all National Parks: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm
  • Fees covering individual National Parks: Chattahoochee: https://www.nps.gov/chat/planyourvisit/fees.htm (includes East Palisade and West Palisade)
  • Fees covering individual National Parks: Kennesaw: https://www.nps.gov/kemo/planyourvisit/fees.htm (includes Kennesaw Mountain, Little Kennesaw Mountain, Pigeon Hill, and Cheatham Hill)
  • Fees covering Georgia State Parks: https://gastateparks.org/ThingsToKnow (includes Panola Mountain and Jack's Hill)
  • Fees covering Stone Mountain: https://www.stonemountainpark.com/Tickets-Specials/Tickets
  • Arabia Mountain: https://arabiaalliance.org
  • Arabia Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain (Little Kennesaw Mountain, Pigeon Hill), Panola Mountain, and Stone Mountain are monadnocks, isolated mountains of exposed rock.