Georgia peaks
Georgia climbs
First Ascent Awards
251 of 1,337 peaks 18%
Top climbing months
April 17%
March 17%
October 10%
Georgia mountains highlights
- Georgia’s mountains lie in the northeast corner of the state, the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains
- The southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, the country’s most famous long-distance hiking trail, is at Springer Mountain 3,782 ft.
- Brasstown Bald in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the highest peak in Georgia at 4,784 ft
- Stone Mountain 1,686 ft outside of Atlanta is a popular quartz-domed peak with a huge Confederate memorial carving on its north face
Latest climbs
"Bob and I hiked the Appalachian Trail from Blue Ridge Gap to Rocky Knob and back, bagging Wheeler Knob on the way out. Both knobs were overgrown on the gentler sloping ridge lines and open to light bushwhacking on the steeper sides we chose. The peak of Rocky Knob is on the south end, which was a moderate bushwhack from the middle false peak." — davidensley • Oct 1, 2024
"Bob and I hiked the Appalachian Trail from Blue Ridge Gap to Rocky Knob and back, bagging Wheeler Knob on the way out. Both knobs were overgrown on the gentler sloping ridge lines and open to light bushwhacking on the steeper sides we chose. The peak of Rocky Knob is on the south end, which was a moderate bushwhack from the middle false peak." — davidensley • Oct 1, 2024
"Hiked old road past minor blowdowns and overgrowth until they got bad, then explored a couple of unmaintained trails or herd paths and a light bushwhack before deciding to come back for a winter bushwhack to peak of Hogback Mountain." — davidensley • Aug 21, 2024
"Rabun Bald has awesome views from the top of the observation tower on the peak. The well-maintained trail from Beegum Gap is a steady climb through tunnels of rhododendrons and other mountain shrubs plus a wide variety of flowers under shade trees. The only drawback is the limited parking at the trailhead. I had planned to take the forest road back, but other hikers advised against it, and the signs encouraged to follow the trail." — davidensley • Aug 21, 2024
"Highly recommend studying the website before visiting. Last evening we tried to drive to the trailhead nearest the peak but were blocked by gated roads. This morning we hiked from the hikers parking lot on the road that we had planned to drive last evening, then we hiked the trail over the peak and back to the hikers parking lot." — davidensley • Aug 7, 2024