Pine Mountain is a summit in
Cartersville, Georgia
Cartersville is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, United States; it is located within the northwest edge of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 23,187. Cartersville is the county seat of Bartow Coun ...
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[Feature Detail Report for: Pine Mountain]
USGS.gov. Retrieved 5 April 2017. At its highest point, the mountain has an elevation of .
Pine Mountain contains several miles worth of hiking trails.
Geography
Pine Mountain is located in southeastern
Bartow County
Bartow County is located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 108,901, up from 100,157 in 2010. The county seat is Cartersville.
Traditionally considered part of northwest Georgia, B ...
.
I-75
Interstate 75 (I-75) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. As with most Interstates that end in 5, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, traveling from St ...
runs to the west of the mountain, while
Lake Allatoona
Lake Allatoona (officially called Allatoona Lake) is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Etowah River in northwestern part of the State of Georgia. This reservoir is mostly in southeastern Bartow County and southwestern Cherokee ...
is located to the east.
The summit, located inside
Cartersville
Cartersville is a city in Bartow County, Georgia, Bartow County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States; it is located within the northwest edge of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city ha ...
's city limits, is mostly treeless and contains several rock
outcrop
An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth.
Features
Outcrops do not cover the majority of the Earth's land surface because in most places the bedrock or superficial ...
s.
[Official Map]
City of Cartersville. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2017. Lake Allatoona, Cartersville,
Plant Bowen
Plant Bowen, commonly known as Bowen Steam Plant, is a coal-fired power station located just outside Euharlee, Georgia, United States, approximately west-south-west from Cartersville. At over 3,450 megawatts, Plant Bowen is one of the largest ...
and
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
are visible from the summit.
With an elevation of , Pine Mountain is the third tallest mountain of Bartow County, if using a prominence rule.
[Bartow County GA Peaks]
listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 5 April 2017. Much of land around the mountain used to be owned by businessman and politician
Mark Anthony Cooper
Mark Anthony Cooper (April 20, 1800 – March 17, 1885) was a United States Representative, businessman and lawyer from Georgia. His cousin was U.S. Representative Eugenius Aristides Nisbet.
Early Life and Family
Cooper was born near Po ...
.
[ Pine Mountain Recreation Area]
City of Cartersville. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
Hiking
There are two trails that ascend the mountain: the East Loop and the West Loop trails. The East Loop can be accessed from
State Route 20 spur, while the West Loop trailhead is located near I-75 Exit 288. The East and West Loops are part of the Pine Mountain Recreational Area trail system and are connected to trails that lead to Cooper's Furnace near
Allatoona Dam
Lake Allatoona (officially called Allatoona Lake) is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the Etowah River in northwestern part of the State of Georgia. This reservoir is mostly in southeastern Bartow County and southwestern Cherokee Coun ...
.
[Pine Mountain Trail Map]
City of Cartersville. Retrieved 5 April 2017. The two trails rise over 600 feet over a course of a mile and contain several switchbacks.
[Pine Mountain Trail: double loop hike to stunning Allatoona Lake views]
Retrieved 6 April 2017.[Pine Mountain Double Loop]
Retrieved 6 April 2017.
See also
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List of mountains in Georgia (U.S. state)
This article lists notable mountains in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Highest mountains
The following sortable table lists the 11 highest mountain peaks of Georgia with at least of topographic prominence. The eleven highest mountains in Georgia ar ...
References
External links
Pine Mountain Recreation Area web page
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Mountains of Georgia (U.S. state)
Landforms of Bartow County, Georgia