Starr Mountain is a long
ridge running approximately north-northeast, and reaches a maximum elevation of approximately . It is one of the southernmost mountains of the Unicoi Mountains, and is also on the western edge of the Blue Ridge province, bordered by the
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians to the west. The
Hiwassee River flows along its southern base, separating it from
Oswald Dome. Starr Mountain is located in
Polk,
McMinn, and
Monroe counties, and its highest point is also the highest point in McMinn County. ==References==