Geographic region of the U.S. state of Georgia
34°36′21.9″N
83°58′46.17″W
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34.606083°N 83.9794917°W
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34.606083; -83.9794917
The
North Georgia mountains
around
Helen, Georgia
North Georgia
is the northern
hilly
/
mountainous
region in the
U.S. state
of
Georgia
. At the time of the arrival of
settlers
from
Europe
, it was inhabited largely by the
Cherokee
. The counties of north Georgia were often scenes of important events in the
history of Georgia
. It was the site of many
American Civil War
battles, including the
Battle of Lookout Mountain
and the
Battle of Chickamauga
, leading up to the
Atlanta Campaign
. Today, particularly in the northeast portion of the region,
tourism
sustains the local economy.
Geography
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North Georgia encompasses the
north Georgia mountains
(far northeast and northwest) region of the state and the
Atlanta metropolitan area
, although the term is often used to describe only the region north of the metro area, especially in
newscasts
from the Atlanta
media market
(which reach nearly all of the northern third of the state). To the south lies
central Georgia
, with
upstate South Carolina
to the east,
western North Carolina
to the northeast,
East Tennessee
to the north, and
northeast Alabama
to the west. Part of metropolitan
Chattanooga
extends into the far northwestern section of Georgia from
Tennessee
, while most of the rest of the region is tied to Atlanta-area
mass media
.
The highest of Georgia's
Appalachian Mountains
are near the
North Carolina
border, including
Brasstown Bald
, the highest point in the state. The northwest contains part of the
eastern Tennessee seismic zone
, and small
earthquakes
have been felt as far away as
Atlanta
. The
foothills
gradually flatten out toward the south. Much of metro Atlanta is hilly as well, especially on the north and west.
Major
rivers
include the upper
Chattahoochee River
, upper
Savannah River
,
Etowah River
, far upper
Flint River
, upper
Coosa River
, and upper
Oconee River
. Smaller
tributary
rivers are the
Little River
,
Chestatee River
,
Chattooga River
,
Tallulah River
,
Tugalo River
,
Oostanaula River
,
Coosawattee River
,
Cartecay River
,
Ellijay River
,
Conasauga River
,
Toccoa River
,
Sweetwater Creek
, upper
Tallapoosa River
, upper
Yellow River
,
Nottely River
, and small
headwaters
of the far upper
Hiawassee River
and
Little Tennessee River
. Were it not for a 19th-century
surveying
error that failed to place the state's northern border at exactly 35°N, it would also touch the
Tennessee River
.
Climate
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Throughout North Georgia, average temperatures can change drastically at elevations of 700 feet (210 m) or more above sea level. At these elevations the average summer (from May 31 to September 30) temperature is about 80 °F or 26.7 °C during the afternoon and around 67 °F or 19.4 °C during the morning. Daytime in summer can be hot, often stormy, and humid, whilst nights can be rainy and humid, rarely with temperatures below 65 °F or 18.3 °C. The average winter temperature (from December 1 to March 1) is about 39 °F or 3.9 °C during the afternoon and around 24 °F or ?4.4 °C during the morning. Daytime in winter can be humid, windy, and cold, while nights can be frigid and humid. Snow can fall annually anywhere above 800 to 900 feet (240 to 270 m), with a large blizzard typically happening every couple of years and more typically 1 to 5 inches (0.025 to 0.13 m) annually.
Notable North Georgia locations
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- Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest
- Waterfalls of North Georgia
- Tallulah Gorge
- Clayton, Georgia
- Chickamauga National Military Park
? oldest and largest military park in the NPS
- Rabun Bald
- Chattooga River
- Helen, Georgia
? an old time tourist attraction town modeled on a small
hamlet
in
Bavaria
,
Germany
- Unicoi State Park
- New Echota
? former capital of the
Cherokee
Nation
- Dahlonega, Georgia
? site of the
University of North Georgia
and the first American
gold rush
in the late 1820s
- Ringgold, Georgia
- Rome, Georgia
- Canton, Georgia
- Jasper, Georgia
? home of the
Marble Festival
- Ellijay, Georgia
- Blue Ridge, Georgia
- Blairsville, Georgia
? home of the
Sorghum Festival
- Dalton, Georgia
? an important carpet-producing city
- Athens, Georgia
? home of The
University of Georgia
, the oldest state-chartered university in the United States
- Chickamauga, Georgia
- LaFayette, Georgia
See also
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References
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Exploreashville.com
[1]
Weather.gov
[2]
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