Blood Mountain Wilderness, Protected wilderness area in Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, United States.
Blood Mountain Wilderness spans 7,800 acres of forested terrain with numerous peaks, waterfalls, and streams across Lumpkin and Union Counties.
The United States Congress designated Blood Mountain Wilderness in 1991 as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System within Chattahoochee National Forest.
Creek and Cherokee tribes fought battles at Blood Mountain, which reaches 4,458 feet and contains a historic stone shelter along the Appalachian Trail.
Visitors must carry bear-resistant food containers from March through June when hiking or camping within a quarter mile of the Appalachian Trail.
This wilderness contains 10.75 miles of the Appalachian Trail, making it the first wilderness area northbound hikers encounter after Springer Mountain.
Location: Georgia
Inception: 1991
GPS coordinates: 34.74390,-83.93920
Latest update: March 3, 2025 02:07
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Old Union County Jail
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Old Union County Courthouse
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Raburn-Casteel House
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