Rich Mountain Wilderness

Rich Mountain Wilderness

The Rich Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area within the Chattahoochee National Forest in Gilmer County, Georgia, in the United States. It was designated in 1986 and currently consists of convert|9476|acre|km2 of the convert|13276|acre|km2|0 that makes up the Rich Mountains. The Wilderness is managed by the United States Forest Service and is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The highest elevation in the Rich Mountain Wilderness is the convert|4050|ft|m|0|sing=on peak of Rich Mountain. The land that forms the Wilderness is characterized by the same sort of deep, black porter's loam found in the Cohutta Mountains. The Wilderness is home to several threatened or endangered species.

External links

* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Rich%20Mountain Wilderness.net entry for the Rich Mountain Wilderness]
* [http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/mountains/blue_ridge/western/map_rich_mountains.html Map of Rich Mountain Wilderness]
* [http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/mountains/blue_ridge/western/rich_mountains.html Sherpa Guide for Rich Mountain Wilderness]
* [http://www.backpacker.com/places/0,2678,468,00.html Rich Mountain Wilderness on Backpacker.com]
* [http://www.greatgeorgiaproperties.com/Outdoor-adventures/Rich-Mountain-Wilderness.htm Rich Mountain Wilderness]


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