The ridge in Georgia exceeds 1,100 feet (340 m) in elevation for a distance of about 20 miles (32 km).

These are the highest elevations at so southerly a latitude in the eastern half of the continental United States.

The Pine Mountain Range begins around Lake Harding, and runs northeast through Harris County.

The ridge then parallels the Harris-Meriwether County line, where the highest point on the range, 1,395-foot (425 m) Dowdell's Knob, is found.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt had a brick oven and picnic area constructed at this location for use during his many stays at his house in nearby Warm Springs.