Cedar Mountain, Virginia
Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter Mountain, is a piedmont monadnock in Culpeper County, Virginia. The 800 feet (240 m) ridge is 7 miles (11 km) south of the town of Culpeper and just to the northwest of the northern tip of the Southwest Mountains at Clark Mountain. The mountain was the site of the Battle of Cedar Mountain in 1862 during the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War.
| Cedar Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Along Cedar Mountain near Rapidan | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 814 ft (248 m) Mountainzone |
| Prominence | 400 ft (120 m) |
| Coordinates | 38°22′10″N 78°04′17″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Culpeper County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Parent range | Piedmont Monadnock |
| Topo map | USGS Culpeper |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
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