he astern ▁C obb ▁County , ▁Georgia , ▁in ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁north ▁of ▁Atlanta . ▁The ▁exact ▁G N IS ▁location ▁of ▁its ▁sum mit ▁is ▁, ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁an ▁official ▁( US GS ) ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ ▁above ▁mean ▁sea ▁level . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁second - high est ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁behind ▁K ennes aw ▁Mountain , ▁and ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁core ▁met ro ▁Atlanta ▁area , ▁behind ▁K ennes aw ▁Mountain , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁in ▁C obb ▁County . ▁It ▁is ▁fifth ▁if ▁the ▁ex urban ▁count ies ▁further ▁north ▁are ▁considered . ▁ ▁This ▁height ▁has ▁made ▁the ▁mountain ▁very ▁attract ive ▁for ▁radio , ▁having ▁several ▁transmit ters , ▁radio ▁to wers , ▁and ▁anten nas , ▁for ▁pag ers , ▁cell ph ones , ▁broadcast ing , ▁and ▁amateur ▁radio . ▁ ▁The ▁fact ▁that ▁Stone ▁Mountain ▁and ▁K ennes aw ▁Mountain ▁are ▁both ▁protected ▁as ▁par ks ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁technology ▁at ▁the ▁top . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁both ▁the ▁anten na ▁farm ▁and ▁the ▁dens ely ▁pack ed ▁houses ▁det ract ▁from ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁from ▁surrounding ▁areas ▁of ▁n ortheast ▁C obb , ▁south - s out heast ▁Ch ero kee ▁( including ▁much ▁of ▁Wood stock ), ▁and ▁western ▁Ros well . ▁ ▁S we at ▁Mountain ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁r idge ▁that ▁div ides ▁the ▁Ch att ahoo che e ▁River ▁bas in