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Stone Mountain

514 m1,686 ft
Prominence
207 m680 ft
Isolation
44 km
Tonight
48°FClear · Wind 5–10 mph NE

Stone Mountain is a 514 m (1,686 ft) mountain in the Appalachian Mountains, Georgia, United States.

All facts
Elevation
514 m · 1,686 ft
Nearest higher peak
Sweat Mountain (515 m)
Range
Appalachian Mountains
Region
Georgia, United States
Protected area
Stone Mountain Park
Coordinates
33.8061° N, 84.1460° W
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3D map

Stone Mountain 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6 × 6 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Stone Mountain terrain and contours

10 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 50 mShowing west → east through the summit

Stone Mountain elevation profile

West → east through the summit

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Stone Mountain weather

Tonight · Clear · 48°F (9°C) · Wind 5–10 mph NE

Stone Mountain forecast for the summit, about 304 m.

  • Tonight48°–5–10 mph NE
  • Sat48°69°–10–15 mph NE
  • Sun48°69°–10–15 mph NE
  • Mon45°71°–5–10 mph NE
  • Tue48°74°–0–5 mph NE
  • Wed49°72°1%5–10 mph E
  • Thu50°75°2%5–10 mph E

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:26 UTC.

Slope

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 94% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
93.8%
Moderate, 15–30°
5.7%
Steep, 30–45°
0.4%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
0.5% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view
276 m low point 237 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 71.4%Built-up 12.4%Grassland 11.7%Water 4.0%Bare rock / sparse 0.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 1,688 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Elf Orpine234
  • Dimpled trout lily200
  • Porter's sunflower141
  • White-tailed Deer134
  • Woolly ragwort132
  • Georgia Oak118
Where it sits

Where Stone Mountain sits

Range
Appalachian Mountains40
Region
Georgia14United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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Downloads

Stone Mountain downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 513 m at the summit; the official height is 514 m.Official 514 m90 m model 510 mThis map 513 m

A 10 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

SourceSummitDifference
Official height (Wikidata)514 m—
USGS 3DEP lidar513 m-1 m
USGS 3DEP 10 m (used on this page)513 m-1 m
Copernicus GLO-30512 m-2 m
Copernicus GLO-90510 m-4 m

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-27)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Accuracy comparison
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia