Georgia blue ridge region. The blue ridges southern boundary is along the brevard fault at an elevation of. Northwest georgia consists of several smaller rangesthe cohuttas the unakas and the cumberland plateau. Blue ridge is the physiographic region in the north east corner of georgia.
The ridge and valley features long parallel ridges overlooking wide rolling valleys. Marble and gold are two natural resources found in this region. They are separated from the blue ridge by geologic formations known as the hightower jasper ridges and the mccaysville basin in north central georgia along a boundary roughly marked by georgia highway 5.
According to the united states census bureau the city has a total area of 24 square miles 62 km 2 all land. According to the united states census bureau the city has a total area of 22 square miles 56 km2 all of it land. Blue ridge is located in the north georgia mountains where more than 40 percent of the countys land is in the chattahoochee national forest.
Georgia state route 5 leads north from blue ridge 10 miles 16 km to mccaysville at the tennessee line. Located west of the blue ridge is the ridge and valley geographic region. Nationally it stretches 1200 miles from northern new york to central alabama crossing a significant portion of northwest georgia.
The highest mountain peak in georgia is located in the blue ridge mountains. The cherokee indians lived in these mountains.