Dowdell's Knob is a prominent mountain in

Harris County, Georgia Harris County is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia; its western border with the state of Alabama is formed by the Chattahoochee River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,668. The county seat is ...

. It is the highest point in Harris County at above sea level and the highest point on the

Pine Mountain Range The Pine Mountain Range is a long ridge in Meriwether County, Georgia, Harris County, Georgia, and Talbot County, Georgia. The highest altitudes in all three of these west Georgia counties can be found along the range. The Pine Mountain Range i ...

in the area. It is often referred to as a historical spot where former U.S. President

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

would dine occasionally. He had a brick oven and picnic area constructed on this mountain for his use during his visits to nearby Warm Springs. Dowdell's Knob is located south of

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 ...

and north of Columbus. The summit has the name of James and Lewis Dowdell, early settlers. File:16 24 125 FDR statue.jpg, bronze statue of

File:17 32 182 FDR statue.jpg, detail of statue File:18-35-273-dowdell-knob.jpg, historical marker File:21-07-024-dowdell.jpg, historical marker

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Dowdell's Knob
historical marker {{Mountains of Georgia (U.S. State) Mountains of Georgia (U.S. state) Landforms of Harris County, Georgia