Mount Wilkinson
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| Mount Wilkinson | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 981 feet (299 m) |
| Location | Cobb County, Georgia, USA |
| Range | Appalachian Mountains |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Topo map | USGS Northwest Atlanta |
Mount Wilkinson, commonly called Vinings Mountain, is a low mountain immediately north-northwest of and directly overlooking downtown Vinings, in southeast Cobb County, Georgia, USA. Although it rises significantly from the surrounding terrain, it is actually at or slightly below the average elevation for the region, as it is in the Chattahoochee River valley.
The origin of the name "Mount Wilkinson" is not known. It is said that in 1864, U.S. Army General William T. Sherman got his first look at the church spires of Atlanta from the summit of Mount Wilkinson.
The mountain, left only partly forested, is now topped with high-rise office towers, part of the Cumberland/Galleria edge city of metro Atlanta. Mount Wilkinson Parkway is one of the roads in the area.
[edit] References
- Feature Detail Report for Mount Wilkinson. Geographic Names Information System. USGS. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- Walk Through Historic Vinings. Vinings Historic Preservation Society. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- “Letters from Readers: Road to Atlanta Revisited”, Civil War Times (TheHistoryNet.com), June 2007, <http://www.historynet.com/magazines/civil_war_times/7460232.html>. Retrieved on 29 March 2008
