Almost seventy-six miles of the Appalachian Trail (AT) is in Georgia, where it mostly follows ridges, but does climb a few peaks, including the sixth and seventh highest points in Georgia (Blood Mountain and Tray Mountain).
Peaks
+Table showing peaks crossed by the Appalachian Trail in Georgia Peak Elevation County Topo map Notes Springer Mountain Fannin link Southern terminus of the AT Sassafras Mountain Union link About in, first real peak after Springer Mountain Justus Mountain Lumpkin link In this area, the AT marks the boundary between Lumpkin and Union counties. Phyllis Spur Union link From here, the AT drops to below 2,560 to cross Justus Creek. Ramrock Mountain Union link At least three unnamed peaks over are crossed before reaching Ramrock Mountain. Jacobs Knob Lumpkin link The AT passes near the summit of Jacobs Knob at an elevation of about . Gaddis Mountain Union link After passing Jarrard Gap at 25.3 miles (3,250 ft), the AT climbs Gaddis Mountain. Turkey Stamp Lumpkin link The AT follows a ridge from Gaddis Mountain to Turkey Stamp. Blood Mountain Union link from Springer Mountain, this is the highest point on the AT in Georgia; some sources place the elevation at . Levelland Mountain Union link The AT passes near the summit of Levelland Mountain at an elevation of about . Turkeypen Mountain Union link The AT once again follows the boundary between Lumpkin and Union counties. Rock Spring Top Union link The AT continues along the ridge that marks the boundary between Lumpkin and Union counties. Wolf Laurel Top Lumpkin link Wolf Laurel Top is from the southern terminus at Springer Mountain. Cowrock Lumpkin link The higher of two peaks of Cowrock Mountain and the highest point in Lumpkin County. Wolfpen Stamp Union link About from Springer Mountain Strawberry Top Union link The AT drops about from Wolfpen Stamp before climbing to Strawberry Top. Poor Mountain White link In this area, the AT marks the boundary between White and Union counties. Sheep Rock Top Union link The AT continues along the ridge that marks the boundary between White and Union counties. Blue Mountain Towns link After dropping to at the Low Gap Shelter (41.3 miles), the AT goes along the flank of Horsetrough Mountain to Chattahoochee Gap (3,500 feet, 46.3 miles) and then to Blue Mountain (about 48.5 miles). Rocky Mountain Towns link After dropping to at Unicoi Gap (50.7 miles), the AT climbs Rocky Mountain. Tray Mountain Towns link from Springer Mountain, there are outstanding views from summit. Round Top Towns link From Tray Mountain, the AT generally follows a ridge and crosses several unnamed peaks at elevations between 3,600 and before passing near the Round Top summit of Dismal Mountain at about . Kelly Ridge Towns Into Sassafras Gap, over an unnamed peak, down into Addis Gap, then the long climb up to Kelly Ridge, the AT passes between its two high peaks, Double Spring Knob aka Kelly Knob, the other unnamed. Powell Mountain Rabun link The AT crosses the boundary between Rabun and Towns counties several times, passes Deep Gap (about , 63.3 miles), and then climbs Powell Mountain. Rocky Knob Towns link The AT generally follows the boundary between Towns and Rabun counties, passing Dicks Creek Gap (2,675 feet, 66.8 miles)and Plumorchard Gap (3,090 feet, 71.1 miles), and climbing Rocky Knob, which is the last named peak it will cross in Georgia. Bly Gap Rabun link The AT follows a ridge and then the eastern flank of Rich Knob and crosses into North Carolina from Springer Mountain at Bly Gap.
External links Georgia Appalachian Trail Club trail description