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Blood Mountain

Mountain on Appalachian Trail in Chattahoochee NF, Blood Mountain Wilderness, Blue Ridge, Appalachian Mountains near Blairsville, GA

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Blood Mountain is the highest peak on the Georgia section of the Appalachian Trail and the sixth-tallest mountain in Georgia, with an elevation of 4,458 feet (1,359 m). It is located on the border of Lumpkin County with Union County and is within the boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest and the Blood Mountain Wilderness. There are several waterfalls, hiking trails and other recreational areas in the vicinity. Blood Mountain is the high point of the Apalachicola River watershed via the Chattahoochee River, making the mountain the highest point of any land draining ultimately to the state of Florida.

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Biotite Gneiss (GAbg1;3)

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