Slaughter Mountain
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Slaughter Mountain rises to 1,317 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the southeast, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Stamp, a peak 0.9 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Slaughter Mountain, with an elevation of 4,338 ft (1,322 m), 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.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7539036, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,317 m
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 7 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Stamp: 0.9 mi
- Blood Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Gaddis Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 1.5 mi
- Reece State Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Vogel State Park: 1.9 mi
- Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Campscape: 7.7 mi
- Meeks Park II: 8.1 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 3.2 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 6.7 mi
- Trahlyta Burial Ground: 8.3 mi
- Old tractor: 9.5 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 10.2 mi
- Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
- Nottely Falls: 1.8 mi
- DeSoto Falls: 2.7 mi
- Upper DeSoto Falls: 2.9 mi
- Helton Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 6.0 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 11.9 mi
- Mcdonalds House: 15.1 mi
- Lewis Monument: 15.2 mi
- White Church: 15.6 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 2.1 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 8.9 mi
- White County History Museum: 14.9 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 14.9 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 14.9 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Blue Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Grimes Nose: 16.2 mi
- Sheep Nose: 16.3 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 20.0 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 20.0 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 20.0 mi
- Praying Hands: 24.8 mi
- Open Bible: 24.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 9.4 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 13.5 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 8.2 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 15.0 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 18.3 mi
- Poop Island: 19.9 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 22.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 10.2 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Slaughter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Mountain | SE 126° | 1,355 m | 0.9 mi |
| Coosa Bald | NNW 341° | 1,303 m | 2.3 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | NNW 345° | 1,197 m | 1.5 mi |
| Cowrock | ESE 108° | 1,170 m | 5.6 mi |
| Levelland Mountain | ESE 112° | 1,160 m | 3.2 mi |
| Green Cliff Top | ESE 108° | 1,153 m | 5.4 mi |
| Wolf Laurel Top | ESE 110° | 1,151 m | 4.6 mi |
| Turkey Stamp | S 183° | 1,150 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358718219
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