Alcovy Mountain

Alcovy Mountain is a monadnock in the U.S. state of Georgia similar to Kennesaw Mountain in the city of Marietta. It is located in Walton County four miles south of the city of Monroe. With a summit elevation of 1,128 ft (344 m), the mountain is the highest point in Walton County, and is the southeastern-most mountain of significance in the Appalachians.

Alcovy Mountain
Alcovy Mountain Topo
Highest point
Elevation1,128 ft (344 m) NGVD 29[1]
ListingMountains of Georgia
Coordinates33°43′57″N 83°44′41″W[2]
Geography
Parent rangeAppalachian Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Monroe

The terrain around the mountain averages roughly 750 feet (230 m) AMSL. Alcovy (pronunciation: al-CO-vee) Mountain rises steeply from the banks of the Alcovy River, which arises farther north, in Gwinnett County.

View of Alcovy from the eastern, less prominent face

History

The name of Alcovy Mountain comes from the river that flows north to south directly west of the mountain. The native Muskogean Indians named the river "Ulcofauchatchie", meaning "a river among the bog potato", otherwise known as the pawpaw tree.[3] As different accented tongues of European immigrants settled in this area, "Alcovy" later became the name. Although this river flows for over 50 miles until its confluence as a tributary of the Ocmulgee River, these lowland "bog potato" swamps occur for just less than a dozen miles around the mountain.[4] Today, like several other low mountains in the area, Alcovy is privately owned and access is prohibited. However, twenty miles West in southeast Atlanta are three other monadnocks that are protected. These mountains have large rock outcrops that have merited their conservation. They are Arabia Mountain, Panola Mountain, and Stone Mountain.

References
  1. "Alcovy Mountain, Georgia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  2. "Alcovy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  3. "A History of the Alcovy River and Greenway". Georgia Wildlife Federation. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  4. "Northeast Georgia Regional Commission". Negrdc.org. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008.


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