Slaughter Mountain

34°44′53″N 83°57′01″W / 34.7481154°N 83.9502741°W / 34.7481154; -83.9502741[2]GeographyLocationUnion County, Georgia, U.S.Parent rangeBlue Ridge MountainsTopo mapUSGS Neels GapClimbingEasiest routeCoosa Backcountry Trail, Duncan Ridge Trail

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 was named in commemoration of a bloody battle between the Cherokee and Creek Indians.[4]

Gallery

  • Blood Mountain (L) and Slaughter Mountain (R), as seen from Brasstown Bald
    Blood Mountain (L) and Slaughter Mountain (R), as seen from Brasstown Bald
  • Slaughter Mountain viewed from Vogel State Park
    Slaughter Mountain viewed from Vogel State Park
  • Slaughter Mountain viewed from the Appalachian Trail
    Slaughter Mountain viewed from the Appalachian Trail

See also

  • List of mountains in Georgia (U.S. state)

References

  1. ^ a b "Slaughter Mountain, Georgia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  2. ^ "Slaughter Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  3. ^ "Georgia 4000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com.
  4. ^ 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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