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Brasstown Bald is the highest point in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is located in the northeastern part of the state in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border between Towns and Union counties south of the city of Hiawassee. The mountain is known to the native Cherokee people as Enotah. [2]
The Brasstown Wilderness was designated in 1986 and currently consists of 12,896 acres (52.19 km 2). The Wilderness is located within the borders of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Union County and Towns County, Georgia. The Wilderness is managed by the United States Forest Service and is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
The trail is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The trail starts at Brasstown Bald and heads in a southernly direction along the boundary between Union and Towns counties. After 2.2 miles (3.5 km) and a descent of nearly 1,500 feet (460 m), it reaches Jacks Gap and crosses Georgia State Route 180 .
Brasstown Bald: 4,784 ft. (1,458 m) 34.8744, -83.8111 ... The county with the largest portion of the eastern forest is Rabun County ... the Forest Service was ...
In addition to the Bureau of Land Management Herd Management Areas, the United States Forest Service also has wild horse territories that fall under the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971. Some are managed in conjunction with the BLM and about 37 are managed by the USFS. Though called "wild horse territories", a few contain burros.
Arkaquah Trail northern terminus at Brasstown Bald. The Arkaquah Trail is a hiking trail that has been designated as a National Recreation Trail in Georgia.The trail is 5.5 miles (8.25 km) long (not including the trail from the parking area to the summit and back) and is located in the Chattahoochee National Forest in the Brasstown Ranger District.
The entire ridge is located within the boundaries of the Brasstown Wilderness in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Locust Log Ridge in White County, Georgia is a ridge located northeast of Wildcat Mountain. [2] The ridge is mostly located above 3,200 feet, with an approximate length of 1.5 miles and a maximum elevation of 3,300 feet.
4,191-foot (1,277 m) Rocky Mountain [12] is located south of Brasstown Bald, Georgia's tallest peak. [13] It is within the boundaries of the Brasstown Wilderness. A peak called Rocky Knob, elevation 3,740 feet (1,140 m), is found directly south of the mountain's peak, on a spur or ridge of the mountain that is oriented north-south.