Slaughter Mountain
34°44′53″N 83°57′01″W / 34.7481154°N 83.9502741°W / 34.7481154; -83.9502741[2]Geography 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, 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
- Slaughter Mountain viewed from Vogel State Park
- Slaughter Mountain viewed from the Appalachian Trail
See also
- List of mountains in Georgia (U.S. state)
References
- ^ 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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