Brasstown Wilderness
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Brasstown Wilderness was designated in 1986 and currently consists of Template:Convert. The Wilderness is located within the borders of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Union County and Towns County, 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 Brasstown Wilderness is the Template:Convert peak of Brasstown Bald, which is also the highest point in Georgia. The land that forms the Wilderness drapes across the northern, northeastern, and southwestern flanks of Brasstown Bald. In addition to Template:Convert of trout streams and abundant wildlife, the Brasstown Bald is home to several threatened or endangered species such as the pygmy shrew.
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- IUCN Category Ib
- Protected areas of the Appalachians
- Protected areas of Towns County, Georgia
- Protected areas of Union 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)