City Of Sky Valley

www.SkyValleyGA.com

2007-06-08 12.27.02Sky Valley is the northernmost city in Georgia and its northern city limit is the Georgia/North Carolina State Line. According to the U.S. Census in 2010, Sky Valley had a  population of 272 and a total land area of 3 square miles. Situated in a scenic mountain valley on  the northwest side of Rabun Bald, Georgia’s second highest mountain, Sky Valley’s elevation is approximately 3,500 ft. above sea level.  This makes it the city with the highest elevation in Georgia.

2008-06-12 13.51.13Sky Valley did not exist as a community until the 1970’s. During the late 1960’s, a group of investors purchased a 2,500 acre cattle ranch in the area and developed the Sky Valley Resort for snow skiing in the North Georgia Mountains. In 1969, the Sky Valley Resort opened as the southernmost ski resort community in the United States with the only snow skiing facilities in Georgia. Sky Valley was incorporated as a city in March of 1978. In 2004, the Sky Valley Resort was sold and the new owners made the decision to close the ski slopes.