Atlanta Parks Map
Rock outcrops, numbered in the order mentioned in the "Around Atlanta - Parks" section of Roadside Geology of Georgia - from Google Earth
Stone Mountain from Freeway
View of the gentler, forested west end of Stone Mountain where the walk-up trail ascends, seen from US 78.
1 Stone Mtn. Skyride Parking Area
The pavement outcrops next to the Skylift parking area in Stone Mountain Park. Why are these resistant rocks so low and flat compared to the monadnock in the background?
2 Stone Mountain summit
The fence line atop Stone Mountain as seen from the gondola. The gradual change in slope on this exfoliation dome is said to have caught some visitors off guard before the fence was installed.
3 Stone Mountain east quarry
View of Stone Mountain from the East Quarry, site of the "Raising a Ledge" exhibit.
4 Stone Mtn. saprolite and diabase dike
Red-weathering diabase dike next to white saprolite (weathered rock) of Stone Mountain Granite, along Old US 78 in the park.
5 Stone Mtn. walkup trail
Two dikes cross along the walkup trail at Stone Mountain. The dike from left to right is also a fault, having slightly offset the other.
8 Arabia Mtn. Bradley Peak
The top of Arabia Mountain in January, showing vernal pools that can persist for months, and the red sedge, Diamorpha smallii.
9 Boat Rock Preserve
Two of the large boulders of Ben Hill Granite that dot the Boat Rock Preserve.
11 Pigeon Hill
Folds in migmatitic gneiss at Pigeon Hill in Kennesaw National Military Park.
12 Little Kennesaw Mountain
Outcrop of migmatitic gneiss near the top of Little Kennesaw Mountain, looking north.
13 Mill ruins by Sweetwater Creek
Sweetwater Creek, crossed by outcrops of gneiss, with the ruins of the mill destroyed by Union troops visible through the trees.
14 Devils Racecourse Shoals, Chattahoochee NRA
Devils Racecourse Shoals seen from the East Palisades overlook in the Chattahoochee NRA. Cumberland/Galleria buildings in the distance.