Black Rock Mountain State Park is a 1,743 acre (7.03 km²) Georgia state park located west of Mountain City in Rabun County. It is named after its sheer cliffs of dark-colored biotite gneiss and encompasses some of the most outstanding countryside in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Located astride the Eastern Continental Divide at an altitude of 3,640 feet (1,109 m), the park provides many scenic overlooks and spectacular 80 mile (130 km) vistas of the southern Appalachian Mountains. On a clear day, four states are visible: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. In addition to Black Rock Mountain itself, the park includes four other peaks over 3,000 feet (910 m) in altitude, making it the highest state park in Georgia.
The park is closed during the late fall and winter (December 1 until March 15).
Read more about Black Rock Mountain State Park: History, Hiking and Camping, Marie Mellinger Center, Black Rock Lake, Facilities, Annual Events, Tornado Damage, April, 2011
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