Springer Mountain, Mountain summit in Georgia, United States

Springer Mountain is a north–south-trending, loaf-shaped summit on the Fannin–Gilmer county line in the Chattahoochee National Forest, in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Its slopes are covered in low woody vegetation and trees in dark green, brown and rust tones, and the crest rises to 3,782 feet (1,153 m) above sea level. From the top the ground falls away to the left and right, with no separate peak or ridge standing out.

Until 1958, Mount Oglethorpe served as the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, but extensive development near that location led to the relocation of this important endpoint. Since then, this mountain has marked the official southern boundary of the long-distance hiking route.

The name's origin is uncertain: it may honor William G. Springer, appointed in 1833 by Governor Wilson Lumpkin to carry out legislation on Cherokee conditions, or John Springer, ordained as Georgia's first Presbyterian minister in 1790. The peak was called Springer by 1910, yet Gilmer County residents still said Penitentiary Mountain in 1959, when the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club made the change official. No Cherokee name is recorded.

Visitors can access the summit via white-blazed trails starting from the parking area at Forest Service Road 42, which leads through the woods to the peak. The route is short and manageable, allowing hikers of different abilities to reach the top without extensive time commitment.

A bronze plaque at the summit marks the southern starting point of the Appalachian Trail, one of North America's most famous long-distance hiking routes. Many hikers who attempt to walk the entire route begin their journey here, viewing the marker as a symbolic beginning to their expedition.