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Column: North Georgia mountains and orographic precipitation
Rudi Kiefer
Georgia’s mountains, with the tallest peak reaching 4,784 feet above sea level, are well below the monster heights of the Western USA. In Alaska, Denali Mountain rises 20,310 feet above the Pacific Ocean. The Cascades in Washington State and the Sierra Nevada follow with an impressive 14,000 feet range.