| World / USA / Georgia / Stone Mountain, 2 km from center | Coordinates: 33°48'21"N 84°8'53"W |
World's largest exposed piece of granite. Laser shows on certain nights.
Stone Mountain is a granite dome located in Stone Mountain, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. It is the world's largest exposed mass of granite,[1] and the third-largest monolith in the world.[citation needed] At its summit, the elevation is 1,683 feet (513 m) amsl and 825 feet (251.5 m) above the surrounding plateau.
It is well-known not only for its geology, but also for the enormous bas-relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief in the world.[2] Three figures of the Confederate States of America are carved there: Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis
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Category: interesting mountain park war civil granite confederacy carving
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1 day ago Katethedreamer | 0 |
 
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Awesome place, complete with an old town, train ride, sky buckets, laser shows, ropes course, and other various attractions. | ||||
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