acres)and the Wilderness FMU (66,389 acres) consisting of eleven designated wildernesses; seven in the South Zone and four in the North Zone. The Cherokee NF contains approx. 20,000 acres of recommended wilderness study areas, as legislation passes classifying these lands as wilderness they will be included in the WFMU. Cherokee National Forest Approximate Acreage Designated Wilderness South Zone Wilderness Areas approx. 40,640 acres Cohutta 1,709* Big 7,993* Little Frog Mountain 4,666 Gee Creek 2,493 Bald Gorge 3,721 Citico Creek 16,226 Joyce Kilmer/Slickrock 3,832* * CNF Section only North Zone Wilderness Areas approx. 25,749 acres Samson Mountain 7,992 4,496 6,929 Big Laurel Branch 6,332 Table 4. Cherokee National Forest Designated Wilderness Areas. Figure 1. South Zone Wilderness Area Locations.
acres)and the Wilderness FMU (66,389 acres) consisting of eleven designated wildernesses; seven in the South Zone and four in the North Zone. The Cherokee NF contains approx. 20,000 acres of recommended wilderness study areas, as legislation passes classifying these lands as wilderness they will be included in the WFMU. Cherokee National Forest Designated Wilderness Approximate Acreage South Zone Wilderness Areas approx. 40,640 acres Cohutta Big Little Frog Mountain Gee Creek Bald Gorge Citico Creek Joyce Kilmer/Slickrock * CNF Section only 1,709* 7,993* 4,666 2,493 3,721 16,226 3,832* North Zone Wilderness Areas approx. 25,749 acres Samson Mountain Big Laurel Branch 7,992 4,496 6,929 6,332 Table 4. Cherokee National Forest Designated Wilderness Areas. Figure 1. South Zone Wilderness Area Locations.
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