Rock Mountain (Georgia) Explained

Rock Mountain is a name used to describe three different mountains located in the North Georgia mountains that are in two different Georgia counties.

Floyd County

• Rock Mountain is a 1420feet mountain located west of Armuchee, Georgia.^[1] It was named for its rocky peak.^[2] It is the location of the Rocky Mountain Project and the Rocky Mountain Hydroelectric Plant.

Rabun County

• A 3680feet mountain called Rock Mountain is located on the eastern Continental Divide in northeast Rabun County not far from the highest point in the county, Rabun Bald.^[3]
• Rock Mountain, elevation 2824feet, is located on the west bank of the Tallulah River near its confluence with the Coleman River.^[4]

References

1. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.34611&lon=-85.30639&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest map of the Rock Mountain near Armuchee
2. News: Floyd County. Calhoun Times . September 1, 2004 . 24 April 2015 . 74.
3. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.91472&lon=-83.34389&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest map of the Rock Mountain on the Continental Divide
4. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=34.93833&lon=-83.55167&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50 TopoQuest map of the Rock Mountain at the Tallulah River