The Raven Cliffs Wilderness was designated in 1986 and currently consists of . The Wilderness is located within the borders of the

Chattahoochee National Forest The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chattah ...

White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White o ...

, Lumpkin, and

Union Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

Counties,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

. The Wilderness is managed by the

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and is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Elevations in the Raven Cliffs Wilderness range from about on Boggs Creek to on Levelland Mountain. Logged in the early to mid-1900s, the forest has recovered with dense hardwoods and scattered pines, most of which have now celebrated their 60th birthday. Approximately of

trout Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', '' Salmo'' and '' Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salm ...

streams, including Boggs Creek, attract many anglers and there is also abundant

wildlife Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. Wildlife was also synonymous to game: those birds and mammals that were hunted ...

. The

Raven Cliff Falls Raven Cliff Falls may refer to: * Raven Cliff Falls (Georgia), White County, Georgia, United States * Raven Cliff Falls (South Carolina) :''This article refers to Raven Cliff Falls in South Carolina; for the Georgia falls, see'' Raven Cliff Fal ...

and Raven Cliffs Scenic Area are also big attractions.

References

{{Protected areas of Georgia (U.S. state) IUCN Category Ib Protected areas of the Appalachians Protected areas of Lumpkin County, Georgia Protected areas of Union County, Georgia Protected areas of White County, Georgia Wilderness areas of Georgia (U.S. state) Protected areas established in 1986 Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest 1986 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)