Slaughter Mountain | |
Elevation Ft: | 4338 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence: | 458 ft (139.6 m) |
Location: | Union County, Georgia, U.S. |
Range: | Blue Ridge Mountains |
Coordinates: | 34.7481°N -83.9503°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Topo: | USGS Neels Gap |
Easiest Route: | Coosa Backcountry Trail, Duncan Ridge Trail |
Slaughter Mountain, with an elevation of 43380NaN0, 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]