Editing Pickens County, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Sharp Top Mountain, Pickens County, Georgia.JPG|thumb|Sharp Top Mountain, viewed from Grandview Lake Dam]]
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|233|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|232|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|0.7|sqmi}} (0.3%) is covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The county is located in the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]]. The highest point in Pickens County is the 3,288-ft summit of [[Mount Oglethorpe]], the southernmost peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and for a number of years, the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Other notable peaks in Pickens County include Sharp Top Mountain and Sharp Mountain. One of the best viewpoints of Sharp Top Mountain is from Grandview Lake Dam on Grandview Road.

The eastern half of Pickens County is located in the [[Etowah River]] subbasin of the [[ACT River Basin]] (Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin). The western half of the county is located in the [[Coosawattee River]] sub-basin of the same larger ACT River Basin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 19, 2015}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Gilmer County, Georgia|Gilmer County]] - north
* [[Dawson County, Georgia|Dawson County]] - east
* [[Cherokee County, Georgia|Cherokee County]] - south
* [[Bartow County, Georgia|Bartow County]] - southwest
* [[Gordon County, Georgia|Gordon County]] - west