Sometimes it is fun to say something like, “I want to activate the tallest summits in Georgia.”

This site lists tallest summits in Georgia, per the AT club. But not all of them are SOTA summits, because they lack the necessary prominence of 150 meters (492 feet).

Note that different sources identify different elevations and prominence. Lists of John is the standard used when the Georgia association was created. We sometimes wind up with a foot or so of difference because SOTA uses meters, and rounding out and back sometimes creates some fuzz.

To the best of my ability, these are the SOTA summits in Georgia at or above 4000’.

  1. Brasstown Bald - 4783, trail
  2. Rabun Bald - 4696, trail
  3. Hightower Bald - 4588, tough bushwhack
  4. Blood Mountain - 4460, trail
  5. Tray Mountain - 4430, trail, drive sometimes requires 4WD
  6. Double Spring Knob - 4300, bushwhack
  7. Coosa Bald - 4300, trail
  8. Eagle Mountain - 4260, trail
  9. Cowpen Mountain - 4151, bushwhack, road gated in winter
  10. Big Bald Mountain - 4076, bushwhack
  11. Horsetrough Mountain - 4060, bushwhack
  12. Rocky Mountain - 4020, trail
  13. Blue Mountain - 4020, trail
  14. Bald Mountain - 4005, trail

NOT a SOTA summit:

  • Dicks Knob - 4620, a bump on the Little Bald Knob (5060’) in NC. Prominence 200’.
  • Wolfpen Ridge - 4561, a bump on Brasstown Bald. Prominence 221’.
  • Flint Knob - 4240, a bump on Rabun Bald. Prominence 120’.
  • Brier Creek Bald - 4163, a bump on Tray Mountain. Prominence 343’.
  • Rich Knob - 4152, a bump on Courthouse Bald, NC. Prominence 292’. Courthouse is a bump on Hightower Bald.
  • Sassafras Knob - 4121, a bump on Hightower Bald. Prominence 341’.
  • Flat Top (the one near Rabun Bald) - 4114, a bump on Rabun Bald. Prominence 374’.
  • Locust Log Ridge - 4108, a bump on Brasstown Bald. Prominence 168’.
  • Alex Mountain - 4080, a bump on Rabun Bald. Prominence 400’.
  • Mayapple Knob - 4054, a bump on Sassafras Knob. Prominence 194’.
  • Double Knob - 4040, a bump on Brasstown Bald. Prominence 120’.
  • Rich Mountain - 4040, a bump on Big Bald Mountain. Prominence 351’.
  • Rattlesnake Knob - 4000, a bump on Sassafras Knob. Prominence 200’.
  • Spaniards Knob - 4000, a bump on Horsetrough, Prominence 440’.
  • Tickanetley - 4000, a bump on Rich Mountain. Prominence 160’.

How to find a summit on Lists of John:

  • https://listsofjohn.com/search?State=GA
  • Put the summit name (or a fragment) in Search (where field contains):
  • Set In field = Name
  • Press Search

Georgia W4G/HC summits above 4000, and the official SOTA elevation:

  • W4G/HC-001 Cowpen Mountain 4151’
  • W4G/HC-002 Big Bald Mountain 4075’
  • W4G/HC-003 Bald Mountain 4005’

Georgia W4G/NG summits above 4000, and the official SOTA elevation:

  • W4G/NG-001 Brasstown Bald 4783’
  • W4G/NG-002 Rabun Bald 4696’
  • W4G/NG-003 Hightower Bald 4588’
  • W4G/NG-004 Blood Mountain 4460’
  • W4G/NG-005 Tray Mountain 4430’
  • W4G/NG-006 Coosa Bald 4300’
  • W4G/NG-007 Double Spring Knob 4300’
  • W4G/NG-008 Eagle Mountain 4260’
  • W4G/NG-009 Horsetrough Mountain 4060’
  • W4G/NG-010 Blue Mountain 4020’
  • W4G/NG-011 Rocky Knob 4020’