View source for Mark Trail Wilderness

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[[Image:Horsetrough Falls.jpg|thumb|right|Horsetrough Falls in the Wilderness]]

The '''Mark Trail Wilderness''' was designated in 1991 and currently consists of {{convert|16400|acre|km2|0}}. It is named in honor of [[Mark Trail]], a daily [[newspaper]] [[comic strip]] created by the [[United States|American]] [[cartoonist]] [[Ed Dodd]]. The Wilderness is located within the borders of the [[Chattahoochee National Forest]] in [[White County, Georgia|White]], [[Towns County, Georgia|Towns]], and [[Union County, Georgia|Union]] counties, [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The Wilderness is managed by the [[United States Forest Service]] and is part of the [[National Wilderness Preservation System]].

The highest [[elevation]] in the Mark Trail Wilderness is the {{convert|4045|ft|m|0|adj=on}} peak of [[Horsetrough Mountain]]. {{convert|140|mi|km|spell=In}} of the [[Appalachian Trail]] cross the Wilderness. The Wilderness features other peaks and [[Horsetrough Falls]] on the [[headwaters]] of the [[Chattahoochee River]]. The [[Tray Mountain Wilderness]] is located across [[State Route 75 (Georgia)|State Route 75]] to the east.

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Mark%20Trail Wilderness.net entry for the Mark Trail Wilderness]
*[http://www.recreation.gov/recreationalAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=13122&agencyCode=70903 Mark Trail Wilderness on Recreation.gov]

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

[[Category:Wilderness areas of Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Protected areas of the Appalachians]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Towns County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Union County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Protected areas of White County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1991]]
[[Category:Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]


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