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In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed 96,000 acres (388 km 2) of federal lands in central Georgia as the Oconee National Forest. The Oconee then joined the Chattahoochee to become the Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forests of today. The Chattooga River was designated a Wild and Scenic River during the 1970s.
Yonah Mountain (commonly referred to as "Mount Yonah" or, by older Georgians, "Yonah Bald") is a mountain ridge located in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in Georgia, United States. It is between the cities of Cleveland and Helen. Yonah is the Cherokee word for Bear. [2]
Pages in category "Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest" The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The forest is actually two U.S. National Forests combined, the Oconee National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest. The area of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest is 865,855 acres (3,504 km 2), of which the Chattahoochee National Forest comprises 750,502 acres (3,037 km 2) and the Oconee National Forest comprises 115,353 acres (467 ...
This map shows the approximate region known as the Upland South. ... The term Upper South is a geographic term, ... Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in northern ...
From there, the stream flows south through the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest into Floyd County. South of the Floyd-Gordon county line, Johns Creek is joined by Pocket Creek and briefly flows west for about 1,300 feet (400 m) before turning south again. From there, the stream passes by Everett Springs. [3]
Johns Mountain, viewed from the west. Johns Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] With an elevation of 1,683 feet (513 m), Johns Mountain is the 666th highest summit in the state of Georgia. [2]
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).