Big Bald Mountain is the highest peak in Gilmer County, Georgia, U.S. and is in the Rich Mountain Wilderness, which is administered as a component of the Chattahoochee National Forest.

Many of the mountains in this area are covered in a deep, black porter's loam.

[3] The vegetation in the area consists of second-growth hardwood forests.

[2] It is also the 19th tallest mountain in the state of Georgia using a 160 feet prominence rule.

[6] No trails pass over Big Bald Mountain's summit.