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View of the Cohutta Mountains. The Cohutta Mountains is a mountain range in Georgia, U.S. Cohutta is a name derived from the Cherokee language meaning "a shed roof supported on poles". [1] The range includes: Big Frog Mountain; Fort Mountain (Murray County, Georgia)
The name "Cohutta" is derived from the Cherokee word cohutta, meaning "frog" or possibly "a shed roof supported on poles." The wilderness's rich cultural history, coupled with its ecological significance, makes it a critical area for both preservation and recreation. One notable historical feature is the Cherokee ballfield on Little Bald Mountain.
The park also has a mountain lake, cabins, camping, and public facilities. Two main highways cross Fort Mountain connecting the counties of Murray and Gilmer, Georgia. A steep, curving scenic route, Georgia SR 52, runs east-west between Chatsworth and Ellijay, affording views of the Cohutta Mountains; there is at least one overlook with parking ...
(The mountain is often called the southernmost Appalachian peak, though by most geological reckonings, the actual Appalachian range ends somewhat farther north in Alabama.) The trail's northern terminus is where it joins the Benton MacKaye Trail. The trail's highest point is Buddy Cove Gap, with an elevation of 3164 feet near the Cohutta ...
Grassy Mountain is a summit in Murray County, Georgia. [3] At its highest point, the mountain has an elevation of 3,694 feet (1,126 m). [ 1 ] It is the second tallest peak in Murray County, if using a 100 feet (30 m) prominence rule, behind nearby Bald Mountain.
Chatsworth is located in central Murray County at (34.772336, -84.778977), [9] in northwestern Georgia It sits at an elevation of 750 feet (230 m) on the west side of the valley of Holly Creek, with 2,840-foot (870 m) Fort Mountain and 2,780-foot (850 m) Cohutta Mountain rising over the valley to the east.
A village known as Red Clay was established south of the park on February 29, 1840, in the present location of Cohutta, Georgia. [18] A large tract of land that includes the site of the park was sold by the state government to Frank Kincannon and John D. Traynor in 1841. Another tract was sold to John B. Marston the following year. [16]
The first statewide geologic map of Georgia was published in 1825. It was a 1:1,000,000 scale map of Georgia and Alabama published by Henry Schenck Tanner. [3] In 1849 W.T. Williams published the geological features for the state on a 1:120,000 scale map within George White's (1849) Statistics of the State of Georgia report. [4]