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28-667: The name in English is derived from a mistaken translation of the term for the nearby Cherokee village of Brasstown , located along the upper Brasstown Creek (named in English from the same error) feeding the Hiawassee River . Immediately north of the mountain and across the state line with North Carolina are other places named by English settlers: Brasstown , a community in the Brasstown township of Clay County, North Carolina . Brasstown Bald encompasses Towns and Union counties with

56-575: A memorial to Woody, who negotiated its purchase for the Forest Service. Woody also helped build a school, in Suches GA, where he was born, which was later named after him, Woody Gap School, the smallest public school in Georgia. current enrollment is around 60 students total, K-12. On July 9, 1936, the Forest Service was reorganized to follow state boundaries and President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed

84-426: Is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) long, gaining 2,820 feet (860 m), an average 6.3% grade . From the southeast, starting at the intersection of Georgia 180 and Georgia 17/75 near Sooky Gap, the climb is 8.3 miles (13.4 km) long, gaining 2,560 feet (780 m), an average of 5.8% grade. From the west, starting at the intersection of Georgia 180 and Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway ( Georgia 348 ) near Choestoe,

112-867: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Trails of the Chattahoochee National Forest The Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest in northern Georgia comprises two United States National Forests , the Oconee National Forest in eastern Georgia and the Chattahoochee National Forest located in the North Georgia Mountains. The Chattahoochee National Forest is composed of an eastern and western forest. The western forest contains Johns Mountain , Little Sand Mountain, and Taylor Ridge (Georgia) . The combined total area of

140-604: Is also one of the select wilderness areas to someday reintroduce the critically endangered red wolf . The Chattahoochee National Forest takes its name from the Chattahoochee River whose headwaters begin in the North Georgia mountains . The River and the area were given the name by the English settlers who took the name from the Indians living here. The Cherokee and Creek Indians inhabited North Georgia. In one dialect of

168-468: Is considered present-day North Carolina. According to Cherokee legend about Itse'yĭ , a great flood swept over the land. All the people died except a few Cherokee families who sought refuge in a giant canoe . The canoe ran aground at the summit of a forested mountain (now known as Enotah). As there was no wild game for the people to hunt and no place for them to plant crops, the Great Spirit killed all

196-513: Is memorialized with a stone monument at Brasstown Bald. It was erected in 1971 three months before he died in recognition of his efforts to support getting more visitors to the mountain and establishing a visitor center there for them. From the northeast, starting at the intersection of Owl Creek Road and the Unicol Turnpike ( concurrent Georgia 17 and Georgia 75 ) near Mountain Scene , the climb

224-568: Is spread over eight Georgia counties and is organized into one ranger district. The Oconee Ranger District maintains several hiking and other recreational trails in the forest. Forest headquarters are located in Gainesville, Georgia . Listed below are the counties with land in the Forest showing the area and the relevant ranger districts. The Oconee National Forest is almost halfway between Macon and Athens . There are two major man-made lakes within

252-526: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for two low-power broadcast translator stations at the summit. The digital TV station on channel 12 ( W25FP-D , licensed December 2009) is the direct replacement for analog TV station W04BJ in nearby Young Harris , and also covers for W50AB in nearby Hiawassee (both to the north). New station WBTB FM 90.3 will transmit at just 97 watts, equivalent to several hundred watts because of

280-702: The Muskogean languages , Chatta means stone; ho chee , marked or flowered. These marked or flowered stones were in the Chattahoochee River at a settlement near Columbus, Georgia . In 1911, the United States Forest Service purchased 31,000 acres (125 km ) of land in Fannin , Gilmer , Lumpkin and Union Counties from the Gennett family for $ 7 per acre. This land was the beginning of what would become

308-513: The height above average terrain of over 700 meters, or more than 2,300 feet. Both stations will have Young Harris as the city of license . [REDACTED] Media related to Brasstown Bald at Wikimedia Commons Brasstown, Georgia Brasstown is an extinct Cherokee village in Towns County , in the U.S. state of Georgia . The exact location of Brasstown is unknown to the GNIS . It

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336-486: The observation tower and a RAWS weather station further down the mountain. The public can drive to a parking lot 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from the top via Georgia State Route 180 Spur and then continue to the summit via a shuttle bus or a short hike on a paved trail. According to the two Georgia historical markers , the area surrounding Brasstown Bald was settled by the Cherokee people. English-speaking settlers derived

364-676: The Chattahoochee National Forest. The initial land purchases became a part of the Cherokee National Forest on June 14, 1920. Ranger Roscoe Nicholson , who was the first forest ranger in Georgia and had advised the Forest Service in its initial land purchases, continued the growth of the Chattahoochee by negotiating the purchase of most of the Forest Service land in what is now the Chattooga River Ranger District. The Coleman River Scenic Area near Clayton, Georgia

392-609: The Chattahoochee a separate National Forest. In 1936, the Chattahoochee was organized into two Ranger Districts, the Blue Ridge and the Tallulah. In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed 96,000 acres (388 km ) 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

420-685: The Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest is 867,265 acres (3,510 km ), of which the Chattahoochee National Forest comprises 751,069 acres (3,039 km ) and the Oconee National Forest comprises 116,196 acres (470 km ). The county with the largest portion of the eastern forest is Rabun County , Georgia , which has 148,684 acres (601.7 km ) within its boundaries. Numerous animals can be found in this forest including birds such as species of hawk , species of owl , blackbirds , ducks , eagles , sparrows , hummingbirds , geese, and cardinals. Mammalian species that roam in

448-775: The Chattooga River and the headwaters of the Chattahoochee River, natural attractions within it boundaries include the beginning of the 2,174-mile (3,499 km) Appalachian Trail , Georgia's highpoint, Brasstown Bald and Anna Ruby Falls . The Chattahoochee also includes ten wildernesses that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System , all of which are managed by the United States Forest Service. Parts of these wilderness extend outside Chattahoochee National Forest, as indicated. The wildernesses are: The Oconee National Forest today

476-682: The boundaries of the Oconee Ranger District, both on the Oconee River. Lake Sinclair lends its water and name to Lake Sinclair Recreation Area in Putnam County. This is the major recreation area of the Oconee Ranger District and offers camping, boating, fishing and swimming. Redlands Recreation area is located on Lake Oconee in Greene County and offers boating, picnicking and fishing. Oconee River Recreation Area, farther upstream and near

504-511: The climb is 9.3 miles (15.0 km), gaining 2,940 feet (896 m), an average of 6.0% grade. From the intersection of Route 180 and Route 180 Spur at Jacks Gap the climb is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) at an average gradient of 11.2%, (height gain: 1,720 feet (524 m)). An additional route to the summit is the Wagon Train Trail , starting at Young Harris College. The trail is traditionally hiked by graduating students and their families on

532-705: The county line intersecting the peak. The mountain is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains (part of the Appalachian Mountains ) and within the borders of the Blue Ridge Ranger District of the Chattahoochee National Forest . The mountain consists mostly of soapstone and dunite . On a clear day it is possible to see the tallest buildings of Atlanta , some 85 miles away from the summit. The U.S. Forest Service has webcams atop

560-604: The evening before graduation; a vespers service is held at the summit. In the 2005 through 2008 editions of the Tour de Georgia , a long-distance bicycle race, Brasstown Bald was the site of an hors categorie "King of the Mountains stage" finish. NOAA Weather Radio station KXI22 transmits from atop the mountain, simulcasting with KXI75 from Blue Ridge, Georgia . The programming originates from NWSFO Peachtree City. Georgia Public Broadcasting had or has construction permits from

588-453: The forest are American black bear , shrew , coyote , a variety of bats , squirrel , beaver , river otter , bobcat , deer , weasel , mice, and foxes . The forest is known to be home to the mysterious blue glow of the Blue ghost firefly, Phausis reticulata , and many species of fish and amphibians swim in the many streams and lakes; also various species of reptile inhabit the forest. The area

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616-479: The narrow, dirt, mountain roads and eventually released in the streams . Woody also purchased fawns with his own money, and fed them until they could be released on what became the Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area . Many landmarks in the Chattahoochee bear Ranger Woody's name in tribute to his work. Sosebee Cove , a 175 acres (0.7 km ) tract of prize hardwood along GA 180 is set aside as

644-494: The northern boundary of the National Forest, offers camping and boating. There are many miles of hiking and equestrian trails within the forest and one trail for dirt bikes and four-wheelers. Hunt camps dispersed throughout the district are temporarily home to hundreds of hunters who enjoy the forest during deer hunting season. An active timber program insures the health of the forest. The highest point in Oconee National Forest

672-529: The trees on the top of the mountain so that the surviving people could plant crops. They continued planting and lived from their crops until the water subsided. Other transliterated spellings of the Cherokee name for the mountain include Echia, Echoee, Etchowee , and Enotah. The term " Bald " is common terminology in the southern Appalachians describing mountaintops that have 360-degree unobstructed views. Former Georgia Supreme Court Judge Thomas S. Candler

700-423: The word "Brasstown" from a translation error of the Cherokee word for its village place. Settlers confused the word Itse'yĭ (meaning "New Green Place" or "Place of Fresh Green"), which the Cherokee used for their village, with Ûňtsaiyĭ ("brass"), and referred to the settlement as Brasstown. The Cherokee gave the locative name, Itse'yĭ , to several distinct areas in their territory, including an area nearby in what

728-451: Was dedicated to "Ranger Nick", as he was called, in honor of his promotion of conservation ideals. Ranger Arthur Woody also promoted conservation and was a key figure in the early development of the Chattahoochee. Unwise land and resource use had caused the deer and trout populations to virtually disappear in the North Georgia mountains and Woody brought trout and deer back to the area. The trout were shipped to Gainesville, hauled across

756-771: Was designated a Wild and Scenic River during the 1970s. The Chattooga remains one of the few free-flowing streams in the Southeast and is known for its white water rafting and scenery. The movie Deliverance was filmed on the Chattooga River, which became the fictional Cahulawassee River in the movie. The Chattahoochee National Forest today covers 18 north Georgia counties. The Chattahoochee currently has three ranger districts: It includes over 2,200 miles (3,500 km) of rivers and streams (including about 1,367 miles (2,200 km) of trout streams). There are over 450 miles (720 km) of hiking and other recreation trails, and 1,600 miles (2,600 km) of "roads." In addition to

784-452: Was situated about 8 miles (13 km) southwest of present-day Hiawassee on the upper part of Brasstown Creek . The name "Brasstown" is the result of a mistranslation of its native Cherokee-language name Itse' yi , which correctly translates to "town of the green valley". 34°57′11″N 83°50′17″W  /  34.953°N 83.838°W  / 34.953; -83.838 This Towns County, Georgia state location article

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