Stone Mountain
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Stone Mountain rises to 514 m in Georgia. Blackjack Mountain stands 418 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Confederate Memorial Carving, a historic site 0.2 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, 15 miles (24 km) east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The park is the most visited tourist site in the state of Georgia. Stone Mountain, once owned by the Venable Brothers, was purchased by the state of Georgia in 1958 "as a memorial to the Confederacy". Stone Mountain Park officially opened on April 14, 1965 – 100 years to the day after Lincoln's assassination, although recreational use of the park had been ongoing for several years prior. The park today is owned by the state of Georgia.
The mountain, which ranges in composition from quartz monzonite to granite and granodiorite, is more than 5 miles (8.0 km) in circumference at its base. The summit of the mountain can be reached by a walk-up trail on the west side of the mountain or by the Skyride aerial tram. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet (514 m) above sea level and 825 feet (251 m) above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain is well known for not only its geology, but also the enormous rock relief on its north face, the largest high-relief artwork in the world. The carving, completed in 1972, depicts three Confederate leaders, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q609700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 514 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Confederate Memorial Carving: 0.2 mi
- Sacrifice: 0.2 mi
- Valor: 0.2 mi
- South Carolina Terrace: 0.3 mi
- Georgia Terrace: 0.3 mi
- Memorial Hall: 0.4 mi
- Quarry Exhibit: 0.6 mi
- Confederate Hall: 1.0 mi
- Miniature Chair Museum: 1.5 mi
- Waffle House Museum: 7.9 mi
- W C Studdard Park: 0.5 mi
- Leila Mason Park: 1.1 mi
- Randolph Medlock Park: 1.5 mi
- Smoke Rise Park: 1.6 mi
- McCurdy Park: 1.8 mi
- Riding Skeleton: 4.8 mi
- Adams Center/Refuge Coffee Mural: 5.4 mi
- Valentine: 8.9 mi
- Roaring Social: 8.9 mi
- Construction #200: 10.2 mi
- Clarkston International Garden: 5.1 mi
- Good Shepherd Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Clarkston Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Pollinator garden: 5.6 mi
- Henderson Park Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Ante Bellum Plantation House: 0.6 mi
- Old Trucks: 2.6 mi
- Scott Park: 8.8 mi
- Tiny Towny: 8.9 mi
- WWI Cannon: 8.9 mi
- Friendship Forest Nature Preserve\: 5.4 mi
- Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Glenn Creek Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Woodlands Garden: 9.2 mi
- DeKalb County greenspace: 10.0 mi
- Rock Chapel Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Lanier Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Pine Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Druid Hill: 9.0 mi
- Arabia Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Studdard Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Mead Road Park: 9.7 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 15.4 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 21.2 mi
- Costley Mill Park Beach: 14.1 mi
- Swan Lake Estates Beach: 15.8 mi
- Aarlington Beach: 16.4 mi
- Water Wheel: 12.8 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 18.7 mi
- McDaniels Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Constitution: 13.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackjack Mountain | WNW 302° | 418 m | 23.4 mi |
| Lanier Mountain | ENE 64° | 344 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pool Mountain | NE 43° | 335 m | 23.4 mi |
| Alcovy Mountain | ESE 102° | 317 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSE 152° | 314 m | 7.4 mi |
| Druid Hill | W 273° | 300 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | S 171° | 290.823 m | 9.9 mi |
| Arabia Mountain | S 171° | 289 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:54 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Dekalb Peachtree AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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