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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 Brasstown Wilderness is the 4,784-foot (1,458 m) peak of Brasstown Bald, which is also the highest point in Georgia. The land that forms the Wilderness drapes across the northern, northeastern ...
Brasstown Bald encompasses Towns and Union counties with the county line intersecting the peak. The mountain is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains (part of the Appalachian Mountains) and within the borders of the Blue Ridge Ranger District of the Chattahoochee National Forest. The mountain consists mostly of soapstone and dunite.
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 .
Grassy balds such as Gregory Bald and Andrews Bald in the Great Smokies and the balds in the Roan Highlands are currently maintained as bald areas by the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. [6] The mountaintop meadows called the Southern Balds form a distinctive stretch for hikers of the Appalachian Trail. [7]
PHOTO: Lanny Flaherty, a fired U.S. Forest Service employee, pictured here, protecting the giant redwood trees at the Sequoia National Forest from the September 2021 KNP Complex fires in California.
The 11 highest summits of Georgia with at least 100 feet of topographic prominence; Rank Summit County Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Brasstown Bald [1]: Towns/Union: 4,784 ft
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 Chattahoochee National Forest today covers 18 north Georgia counties. The Chattahoochee currently has three ranger districts: Blue Ridge Ranger District, Office in Blairsville, GA; Chattooga River Ranger District, Office in Lakemont, GA; Conasauga Ranger District, Office in Chatsworth, GA