Stone Mountain

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Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, 15 miles (24 km) east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The park is the most visited tourist site in the state of Georgia. Stone Mountain, once owned by the Venable Brothers, was purchased by the state of Georgia in 1958 "as a memorial to the Confederacy". Stone Mountain Park officially opened on April 14, 1965 – 100 years to the day Abraham Lincoln's assassination took place, although recreational use of the park had been ongoing for several years prior. The park today is owned by the state of Georgia. The mountain, which ranges in composition from quartz monzonite to granite and granodiorite, is more than 5 miles (8.0 km) in circumference at its base. The summit of the mountain can be reached by a walk-up trail on the west side of the mountain or by the Skyride aerial tram. At its summit, the elevation is 1,686 feet (514 m) above sea level and 825 feet...

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