Slaughter Mountain, with an elevation of 4,338 ft (1,322 m), is the ninth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Georgia.[3] It is located in Union County, Georgia and is the second-highest mountain in Union County. Its nearest higher neighbor is Blood Mountain, the highest peak in Union County and sixth-highest in Georgia.
| Slaughter Mountain | |
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 Slaughter Mountain, viewed from Lake Winfield Scott | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,338 ft (1,322 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 458 ft (139.6 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 34°44′53″N 83°57′01″W / 34.7481154°N 83.9502741°W[2] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Union County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Parent range | Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Neels Gap |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Coosa Backcountry Trail, Duncan Ridge Trail |
Slaughter Mountain was named in commemoration of a bloody battle between the Cherokee and Creek Indians.[4]
Gallery
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Blood Mountain (L) and Slaughter Mountain (R), as seen from Brasstown Bald -
Slaughter Mountain viewed from Vogel State Park -
Slaughter Mountain viewed from the Appalachian Trail
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See also
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edit- ^ a b "Slaughter Mountain, Georgia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Slaughter Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Georgia 4000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 207. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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