Pine Mountain, Mountain summit in Cobb County, Georgia, US

Pine Mountain is a small summit of about 394 metres near Kennesaw in Cobb County, Georgia, not the town of Pine Mountain in Harris and Meriwether counties. It forms part of the ridge dividing the county's two watersheds: Lake Allatoona lies to the north and west, the Chattahoochee River to the south and east. Despite the name, deciduous trees dominate, with pines typically the first growth after clearing.

Pine Mountain, in Cobb County near Kennesaw, was fortified by Confederate forces between June 5 and 15, 1864, as an outpost of the main line running from Lost Mountain to Brushy Mountain. On June 14, Generals Johnston, Hardee and Polk were observing Union lines from the summit when Union artillery opened fire; Polk was struck in the upper torso by a shell and died instantly. The outpost was abandoned the next day, and a tall stone marker near the summit shows where he stood.

The summit's stone marker commemorating Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk, killed there on June 14, 1864, is the landmark visitors seek out; it stands near the top at 33°59.337′N 84°38.759′W. The mountain lies near Kennesaw in Cobb County, and its name reflects the pines that regrow first after logging.

Pine Mountain lies near Kennesaw in Cobb County, at roughly 33°59′N 84°39′W, and reaches about 1,292 feet (394 m). The summit marker for General Polk stands at 33°59.337′N 84°38.759′W. The crest divides two watersheds: Lake Allatoona to the north and west, the Chattahoochee River to the south and east.

Pine Mountain was the highest point between Kennesaw Mountain and Lost Mountain, which is why Confederate forces fortified it as an outpost from June 5 to 15, 1864, and placed artillery from Bates' Division and the Washington Artillery of Louisiana on the summit. A tall stone marker near the top, at 33°59.337′N 84°38.759′W, shows where General Leonidas Polk stood when he was killed on June 14, 1864.