Stone Mountain

This article is about the Stone Mountain in Georgia, USA. For other peaks, see Stone Mountain (disambiguation).

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Stone Mountain is a large granite mountain located in Stone Mountain, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. It is the world's largest exposed piece of granite and one of the largest monoliths in the world, behind Mount Augustus and Uluru (Ayers Rock), both in Australia, and comparable to Haystack Rock on the Oregon coast. At its summit, the elevation is 1683 feet or 513 meters AMSL, about double that of the surrounding area. The mountain is surrounded by Stone Mountain Park, a Georgia State Park.

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Granite - Mountain - Stone Mountain, Georgia - Suburb - Atlanta - Monolith - Mount Augustus - Uluru - Haystack Rock - Oregon - Summit - Elevation - Feet - Meters - AMSL - State Park

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It is well-known not only for its geological status, but also for the enormous bas-relief on its north face, the largest bas-relief in the world. Three figures of the Confederate States of America are carved there: Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. The mountain was the site of the founding of the second Ku Klux Klan in 1915, and the Klan was intimately involved in the design, financing, and early construction of the monument.

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Geological - Bas-relief - Confederate States of America - Carved - Stonewall Jackson - Robert E. Lee - Jefferson Davis - Ku Klux Klan

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