Photograph by Sammy HancockUnited States, Georgia, Union County, 34.83401, -83.990762008Blood Mountain, at 4,461 feet, is the highest peak along the Appalachian Trail in Georgia and the sixth highest mountain in the state. The mountain is located near the line between Union and Lumpkin counties and may have been named for a battle between the Cherokees and the Creeks.image/jpeghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Mountains--GeorgiaAppalachian MountainsShrubs--Georgia--Union CountyRocks--Georgia--Union CountyViewsOutcrops (Geology)--Georgia--Union CountyBlood MountainStillImage