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The Nantahala National Forest (/ ˌnæntəˈheɪlə /) is the largest of the four national forests in North Carolina, lying in the mountains and valleys of western North Carolina. The Nantahala is the second wettest region in the country, after the Pacific Northwest. Due to its environmental importance and historical ties with the Cherokee, the ...
The Southern Nantahala Wilderness was designated in 1984 and currently consists of 23,473 acres (94.99 km 2). Approximately 11,770 acres (47.6 km 2 ) are located in Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest and approximately 11,703 acres (47.36 km 2 ) are located in North Carolina in the Nantahala National Forest .
Whitewater Falls in the Nantahala National Forest is seen here in a 2018 Citizen Times file photo. A coalition of five conservation organizations have sued the U.S. Forest Service, alleging the ...
Wayah Bald is a high-altitude treeless open area in Nantahala National Forest, near Franklin, North Carolina. The Wayah Bald Observation Tower is located at the area's highest point (5,385 feet); the stone observation tower was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937 for fire detection. [1] The Appalachian Trail and Bartram Trail cross ...
September 3, 2024 at 5:06 AM. ASHEVILLE - Picking ginseng in the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests is still off limits this year. The U.S. Forest Service said that its pause on issuing permits ...
Crews with the U.S. Forest Service and the N.C. Forest Service are attempting to contain a 90-acre fire in the Nantahala National Forest.
Mountain Waters Scenic Byway. The Mountain Waters Scenic Byway is a 64.5-mile (103.8 km) National Forest Scenic Byway that traverses through the Nantahala National Forest, in Western North Carolina. It features two river gorges, hardwood forests and countryside vistas.
Along the Whitewater River in the Nantahala National Forest, towering oak trees provide habitat for rare plants and animals, and cascading water flows toward the highest waterfall east of the ...