Georgia stone mountain. Stone mountain is located in the eastern part of dekalb county and is a suburb of atlanta that encompasses nearly 17 square miles. Its a great place to hike or ride the tram car to the top fireworks amphibious duck car rides ropes course. Stone mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of stone mountain park near the city of stone mountain georgiathe park is owned by the state of georgia and managed by norcross based herschend family entertainmentat its summit the elevation is 1686 feet 514 m above sea level and 825 feet 251 m above the surrounding area.
Stone mountain is home to stone mountain park georgias no. Stone mountain is well known for not only its. Stone mountain is a city in dekalb county georgia united statesthe population was 5802 according to the 2010 us census.
The mother of all confederate monuments looms in georgia. It lies near and touches the western base of the geological formation stone mountainlocals often refer to the city as stone mountain. Protesters at the confederate carving in stone mountain park on june 16.
Stone mountain has been a tourist destination in georgia since the turn of the century. Stone mountain village dates back to 1822 and features turn of the century architecture dining and shopping.