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North Georgia is the northernhilly/mountainous region in theU.S. state ofGeorgia. At the time of the arrival ofsettlers fromEurope, it was inhabited largely by theCherokee. The counties of north Georgia were often scenes of important events in thehistory of Georgia. It was the site of manyAmerican Civil War battles, including theBattle of Lookout Mountain and theBattle of Chickamauga, leading up to theAtlanta campaign. Today, particularly in the northeast portion of the region,tourism sustains the local economy.
North Georgia encompasses thenorth Georgia mountains (far northeast and northwest) region of the state and theAtlanta metropolitan area, although the term is often used to describe only the region north of the metro area, especially innewscasts from the Atlantamedia market (which reach nearly all of the northern third of the state). To the south liescentral Georgia, withupstate South Carolina to the east,western North Carolina to the northeast,East Tennessee to the north, andnortheast Alabama to the west. Part of metropolitanChattanooga extends into the far northwestern section of Georgia fromTennessee, while most of the rest of the region is tied to Atlanta-areamass media.
The highest of Georgia'sAppalachian Mountains are near theNorth Carolina border, includingBrasstown Bald, the highest point in the state. The northwest contains part of theeastern Tennessee seismic zone, and smallearthquakes have been felt as far away asAtlanta. Thefoothills gradually flatten out toward the south. Much of metro Atlanta is hilly as well, especially on the north and west.
Majorrivers include the upperChattahoochee River, upperSavannah River,Etowah River, far upperFlint River, upperCoosa River, and upperOconee River. Smallertributary rivers are theLittle River,Chestatee River,Chattooga River,Tallulah River,Tugalo River,Oostanaula River,Coosawattee River,Cartecay River,Ellijay River,Conasauga River,Toccoa River,Sweetwater Creek, upperTallapoosa River, upperYellow River,Nottely River, and smallheadwaters of the far upperHiawassee River andLittle Tennessee River. Were it not for a 19th-centurysurveying error that failed to place the state's northern border at exactly 35°N, it would also touch theTennessee River.
Throughout North Georgia, average temperatures can change drastically at elevations of 700 feet (210 m) or more above sea level. At these elevations the average summer (from May 31 to September 30) temperature is about 80 °F or 26.7 °C during the afternoon and around 67 °F or 19.4 °C during the morning. Daytime in summer can be hot, often stormy, and humid, whilst nights can be rainy and humid, rarely with temperatures below 65 °F or 18.3 °C. The average winter temperature (from December 1 to March 1) is about 39 °F or 3.9 °C during the afternoon and around 24 °F or −4.4 °C during the morning. Daytime in winter can be humid, windy, and cold, while nights can be frigid and humid. Snow can fall annually anywhere above 800 to 900 feet (240 to 270 m), with a large blizzard typically happening every couple of years and more typically 1 to 5 inches (0.025 to 0.13 m) annually.
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