Climax is a small city in Decatur County, Georgia, United States.
The town was named "Climax" because it is located at the highest point of the railroad between Savannah, Georgia, and the Chattahoochee River.
[1] It sits on the crest of Curry Hill, a 300-foot-high (91 m) escarpment that forms the southwestern side of the Flint River valley.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Climax has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.
The event is attended by 35,000 people annually, a large number in light of Climax's sub-300 population.