Slaughter Mountain
Mountain in Georgia, United States
title: "Slaughter Mountain" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-georgia-(u.s.-state)", "mountains-of-union-county,-georgia"] description: "Mountain in Georgia, United States" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-georgia-u-s-state" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughter_Mountain" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain in Georgia, United States ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Slaughter Mountain |
| photo | Slaughter Mountain viewed from Lake Winfield Scott 2.JPG |
| photo_caption | Slaughter Mountain, viewed from Lake Winfield Scott |
| elevation_ft | 4338 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence | 458 ft (139.6 m) |
| prominence_ref | |
| location | Union County, Georgia, U.S. |
| range | Blue Ridge Mountains |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo | USGS Neels Gap |
| easiest_route | Coosa Backcountry Trail, Duncan Ridge Trail |
| :: |
| name = Slaughter Mountain | photo = Slaughter Mountain viewed from Lake Winfield Scott 2.JPG | photo_caption = Slaughter Mountain, viewed from Lake Winfield Scott | elevation_ft = 4338 | elevation_ref = | prominence = 458 ft (139.6 m) | prominence_ref = | location = Union County, Georgia, U.S. | range = Blue Ridge Mountains | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = USGS Neels Gap | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Coosa Backcountry Trail, Duncan Ridge Trail
Slaughter Mountain, with an elevation of 4338 ft, is the ninth-highest peak in the U.S. state of Georgia. 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.
Gallery
File:Blood mountain from Brasstown bald, GA.jpg|Blood Mountain (L) and Slaughter Mountain (R), as seen from Brasstown Bald File:Slaughter Mountain from Vogel State Park, Oct 2016.jpg|Slaughter Mountain viewed from Vogel State Park File:Slaughter Mountain - panoramio (2).jpg|Slaughter Mountain viewed from the Appalachian Trail
References
References
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- Krakow, Kenneth K.. (1975). "Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins". Winship Press.
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