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Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, near the city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The park is owned by the state of Georgia and managed by Norcross-based Herschend Family Entertainment. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet (514 m) above sea level and 825 feet (251 m) above the surrounding area. Stone Mountain is well known for not only its geology, but also the enormous rock relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief artwork in the world. The carving depicts three Confederate leaders, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson.Stone Mountain was once owned by the Venable Brothers, "as a memorial to the Confederacy." Stone Mountain Park officially opened on April 14, 1965 – 100 years to the day after Lincoln's assassination, although the park had already been in use for a few years. By 2015, it was the most visited destination in the state of Georgia.

The mountain, which ranges in composition from quartz monzonite to granite and granodiorite, is more than 5 miles (8 km) in circumference at its base. The summit of the mountain can be reached by a walk-up trail on the west side of the mountain or by the Skyride aerial tram.

  1. 1 Geology
  2. 2 Natural history
  3. 3 Confederate Memorial
    1. 3.1 Involvement of the Ku Klux Klan
    2. 3.2 Confederate Memorial controversy
  4. 4 History
    1. 4.1 Aviation incidents
    2. 4.2 Governance
  5. 5 Places of interest
    1. 5.1 Broadcast tower
    2. 5.2 Scenic railroad
    3. 5.3 Stone Mountain trails
    4. 5.4 Park attractions
  6. 6 In popular culture
  7. 7 See also
  8. 8 References
  9. 9 Further reading
  10. 10 External links

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  • File:Skyrides_on_Stone_Mountain.jpg The mountain top and Skyride
  • File:Stone_Mountain_State_Park,_North_Carolina.jpg Exposed granite at Stone Mountain
  • File:Back_of_Stone_Mountain_Park_2009.jpg South side of Stone Mountain from the Songbird Habitat and Trail in 2009
  • File:Summit_of_Stone_Mountain,_Kennesaw_Mountain_in_Background.jpg Summit of Stone Mountain, Kennesaw Mountain (center) and Atlanta (left) in background
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  • File:Stone_Mountain_Carving_2.jpg Close-up of the memorial
  • File:Stone_mountain_memorial_half_dollar_commemorative_obverse_reverse.jpg 1925 Stone Mountain Memorial Half Dollar (design by Borglum)
  • File:Dixie_Highway_-_DPLA_-_37f7121a8dc91efc783acd7664a1b6dd.pdf Advertisement for Stone Mountain in Dixie Highway magazine, May 1925.
  • File:William-joseph-simmons2.jpg William J. Simmons founded the reborn Klan atop Stone Mountain in 1915
  • File:19151128AC_Klan_re-established.jpg The Atlanta Constitution clipping Nov. 28, 1915, describing the Klan re-establishment atop Stone Mountain
  • File:BLM,Anonymous,3%er's_at_Stone_Mtn.jpg Neo-confederates, white supremacists, and 3%ers march against calls to remove the Confederate Memorial at Stone Mountain, GA.
  • File:Bulletin_426_Plate_XXV_A_Stone_Mountain_GA.jpg Stone Mountain, c. 1910
  • File:Stone_Mountain_Grist_Mill.jpg Grist Mill from 1869 at Stone Mountain
  • File:Stone_Mountain_Railroad,_GA.jpg Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad depot, 1971
  • File:Stone_Mountain_Covered_Bridge_1.jpg Covered bridge at Stone Mountain
  • File:Stone_Mountain_Carillon.jpg Carillon at Stone Mountain Park; January 2012
  • File:Stone_Mountain_Transmitting_Tower.jpg Pavilion and transmitting tower at the summit of Stone Mountain
  • File:Stone_mountain_walkup_3.jpg Stone Mountain walk-up trail
  • File:Stone_mountain_riverboat1.jpg Stone Mountain riverboat
  • File:Stone_Mountain_High_Resolution_Panoramic_View.jpg High Resolution Panoramic View from the Summit of Stone Mountain
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➴ Coordinates: 33° 48‘ N, 84° 8‘ W
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