Rich Mountain Wilderness

The Rich Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area within the Chattahoochee National Forest in Gilmer County, Georgia, Gilmer County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, in the United States. It was designated in 1986 and currently consists of of the 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 peak of Rich Mountain (Georgia), 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 species, threatened or endangered species.

External links

Wilderness.net entry for the Rich Mountain Wilderness

{{Protected Areas of Georgia (U.S. state)

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