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The Wilderness is managed by the United States Forest Service and is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The highest elevation in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness is the 5,499-foot (1,676 m) peak of Standing Indian Mountain in North Carolina and the lowest elevation is approximately 2,400 feet (730 m).
These wilderness areas provide an opportunity for solitude in a rugged, natural setting. The Forest manages two Off-Highway Vehicle areas. The most famous being Tellico OHV area located in the Tusquitee Ranger District an additional OHV area is located in the Nantahala Ranger District. Many miles of trout water exist in the forest.
The memorial forest is a popular family hiking destination and features an easy two-mile, figure-eight trail that includes a memorial plaque at the juncture of the two loops. In 1975 the memorial forest was joined with a much larger tract of the Nantahala National Forest to become part of the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness.
The combined total area of the Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest is 867,265 acres (3,510 km 2), of which the Chattahoochee National Forest comprises 751,069 acres (3,039 km 2) and the Oconee National Forest comprises 116,196 acres (470 km 2). [1]
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness, created in 1975, covers 17,394 acres (70 km 2) in the Nantahala National Forest in western North Carolina and the Cherokee National Forest in eastern Tennessee, in the watersheds of the Slickrock and Little Santeetlah Creeks.
The map depicts where a 90-acre fire continues to burn in the Nantahala National Forest Oct. 27. The Collett Ridge Fire started within the Cheoah-Tusquitee Ranger District near Murphy, officials say.
The Nantahala Mountain Project turned those concerns into a reality, Evans said. In particular, the project focuses on timber harvest in moist, forested areas, and develops roads without plans for ...
Approximately one mile of the scenic lower part of the river is easily accessible by a hiking trail that starts in the Coleman River Scenic Area. Coleman River is the namesake of a rock formation that is part of the Coweta Group. [8] The Coleman River Formation consists of metamorphic rocks, predominantly gneiss and schist. The formation is ...