Editing Lumpkin County, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|284|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|283|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.3|sqmi}} (0.4%) is 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 summit of [[Blood Mountain]], which Lumpkin County shares with [[Union County, Georgia|Union County]] to the north, is the highest point in the county. At {{convert|4,458|ft|m}}, Blood Mountain is the fifth-highest peak in Georgia and the highest point on Georgia's portion of the [[Appalachian Trail]].

The western 40% of Lumpkin County is located in the [[Etowah River]] sub-basin of the [[ACT River Basin]] (Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin), while the eastern 60% of the county is located in the Upper [[Chattahoochee River]] sub-basin of the [[ACF River Basin]] (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint 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 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003004639/http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Penitentiary Cove]] is located in the north/northwest part of Lumpkin County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/329165 |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov |language=en}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 19.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 19 in Georgia|U.S. Route 19]]
* [[File:Business plate.svg|20px]]<br />[[File:US 19.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 19 Business (Dahlonega, Georgia)|U.S. Route 19 Business]]
* [[File:US 129.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 129 in Georgia|U.S. Route 129]]
* [[File:Georgia 9.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 9|State Route 9]]
* [[File:Georgia 11.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 11|State Route 11]]
* [[File:Georgia 52.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 52|State Route 52]]
* [[File:Georgia 60.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 60|State Route 60]]
* [[File:Georgia 60 Business.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 60 Business (Dahlonega)|State Route 60 Business]]
* [[File:Georgia 115.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 115|State Route 115]]
* [[File:Georgia 400.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 400|State Route 400]]
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===Adjacent counties===
* [[Union County, Georgia|Union County]] – north
* [[White County, Georgia|White County]] – east
* [[Hall County, Georgia|Hall County]] – southeast
* [[Dawson County, Georgia|Dawson County]] – west
* [[Fannin County, Georgia|Fannin County]] – northwest

===National protected area===
* [[Chattahoochee National Forest]] (part)