Slaughter Mountain, with an
elevation
The elevation of a geographic location (geography), ''location'' is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational equipotenti ...
of , is
the ninth-highest peak in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
. It is located in
Union County, Georgia
Union County is a county in the Northeast region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,632. The county seat is Blairsville.
History
Union County was originally a core part of the homeland of the native ...
and is the second-highest mountain in Union County. Its nearest higher neighbor is
Blood Mountain
Blood Mountain is the highest peak on the Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia section of the Appalachian Trail and List of mountains in Georgia (U.S. state), the sixth-tallest mountain in Georgia, with an elevation of .Brown (1996), p.93 It is located ...
, the highest peak in Union County and sixth-highest in Georgia.
Slaughter Mountain was named in commemoration of a bloody battle between the
Cherokee
The Cherokee (; , or ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their homelands, in towns along river valleys of what is now southwestern ...
and
Creek Indians
The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek or just Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy ( in the Muscogee language; English: ), are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands[Blood Mountain
Blood Mountain is the highest peak on the Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia section of the Appalachian Trail and List of mountains in Georgia (U.S. state), the sixth-tallest mountain in Georgia, with an elevation of .Brown (1996), p.93 It is located ...]
(L) and Slaughter Mountain (R), as seen from
Brasstown Bald
Brasstown Bald is the highest point in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is located in the northeastern part of the state in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border between Towns and Union counties south of the city of Hiawassee. The mountain is kn ...
File:Slaughter Mountain from Vogel State Park, Oct 2016.jpg, Slaughter Mountain viewed from
Vogel State Park
Vogel State Park is a or 94 hectares state park located at the base of Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest. It became one of the first two parks in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia when it founded a state park system in 1931. Muc ...
File:Slaughter Mountain - panoramio (2).jpg, Slaughter Mountain viewed from the
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail, also called the A.T., is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states.Gailey, Chris (2006)"Appalachian Tra ...
See also
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List of mountains in Georgia (U.S. state)
This article lists notable mountains in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia.
Highest mountains
The following sortable table lists the 10 topographic elevation, highest summit (topography), mountain peaks of Georgia with at least of ...
References
External links
100 highest peaks in Georgia
{{Mountains of Georgia (U.S. State)
Mountains of Georgia (U.S. state)
Mountains of Union County, Georgia