The highest point in the range is Icy knob (privately owned, part of a gated community) which rises to 3,000 feet (914.4 m) above sea level. The South Mountains are heavily forested with Southeastern mixed forests.
Icy knob, standing at an elevation of 3,000 feet (914.4 m), is the highest point in the range and is privately owned as part of a gated community. The surrounding South Mountains have extensive cover of Southeastern mixed forests.