of this, the main road into Sky Valley from the highway is actually within the community of Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, which also had a ski area that closed in 2004 but offers snow tubing each winter since then. Beginning at a small intersection that is bisected by exactly 35°N, Old Mud Creek Road travels south and becomes Bald Mountain Road at the state line, then curving east as the city's main street (though there is no downtown or business district per se) and eventually ending at Hale Ridge Road just south of the state line. The main entrance was originally to be a new road from Ga. 246 instead of N.C. 106, however GDOT denied this for safety reasons. Around 1980, a covered bridge was built along the highway for this entrance, but was never used, and still stands as of 2019. Geography and climate Sky Valley is located at (34.986008, -83.324688). Based on latitude, Sky Valley is the northernmost city in the state. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The elevation of the valley floor is approximately 3100 feet above sea level, while areas within the city limits on the slopes of Rabun Bald exceed 4200 feet. Sky Valley is Georgia's highest incorporated city and one of the highest municipalities in the eastern United States. Under the Köppen climate classification, Sky Valley has a temperate subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb), a rarity in the southeastern US, due to its high elevation. The city is also one of the coldest locations in Georgia with the January average temperature and the July average temperature of . Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 221 people, 112 households, and 81 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 675 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.48% White, 4.07% African American, and 0.45% from two or more races. There were 112 households, out of which 11.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the