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Source: Final Environmental Impact Statement on Roadless Areas Management, Nov. 2000
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List of Areas Inventoried by the Forest Service
as Roadless as of September 1995:
(click
on area names below, or red stars on map, for more information)
Nantahala National Forest
| Yellowhammer Branch | 1 | 1,271 acres | Joyce Kilmer Wilderness addition |
| Deep Creek/Avey Creek | 1 | 1,896 | ditto |
| Cheoah Bald | 2 | 7,810 | |
| Wesser Bald | 3 | 4,094 | |
| Tusquitee Bald | 4 | 13,791 | |
| Boteler Peak | 5 | 4,221 | |
| Cherry Cove | 6 | 844 | Southern Nantahala Wilderness addition |
| Sharptop Ridge | 6 | 594 | ditto |
| Chunky Gal | 7 | 3,475 | ditto |
| Little Indian | 6 | 647 | ditto |
| Big Indian | 6 | 1,154 | ditto |
| Barkers Creek | 6 | 976 | ditto |
| TOTAL | 40,773 acres | ||
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| Upper Chattooga River/Terrapin Mt. | 8 | 3,000 acres | Adjacent to Nat'l Wild & Scenic Chattooga River corridor and to Ellicott Wilderness |
| Fishhawks | 9 | 5,430 | |
| Deaden Tree | 10 | 3,000 | |
| Unicoi Mountains | 11 | 8,000 | Adjoins 14,333 acre Upper Bald River Wild Area in TN |
| Tellico Bald | 12 | 7,000 | Adjoins Wesser Bald Wild Area |
| Split Whiteoak | 13 | 9,000 | Adjoins Tellico Bald Wild Area |
| Siler Bald | 14 | 8,000 | Adjoins Split Whiteoak Wild Area |
| Piercy Bald | 15 | 9,000 | |
| Ash Cove | 16 | 3,666 | |
| Obadiah/Goldie Deaden | 1,090 | Adjoins Joyce Kilmer
Wilderness on southwest side |
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| Snowbird | 17 | 8,490 acres | NW corner adjoins 6,994 acre Sycamore Creek Wild Area in TN |
| Overflow (Blue Valley) | 18 | 3,200 | Adjoins 8,500 acre Three Forks Wild Area in GA |
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| Joyce Kilmer/Slickrock Wilderness | 1 | 13,562 acres | |
| "NC Mtn Treasures" recommended additions to Joyce Kilmer | 1 | 10,000 | |
| Southern Nantahala Wilderness | 6 | 11,944 | |
| "NC Mtn Treasures" recommended additions to Southern Nantahala | 6 | 16,000 | |
| Ellicott Rock | 8 | 3,394 |
Pisgah National Forest
| Middle Prong Addition | 19 | 1,852 acres | Middle Prong Wilderness addition |
| Sam Knob | 20 | 2,583 | Shining Rock Wilderness addition |
| Graveyard Ridge | 20 | 1,973 | ditto |
| Laurel Mountain | 21 | 5,683 | |
| South Mills River | 22 | 8,629 | |
| Bald Mountain (Seng Ridge, Big Creek) | 23 | 10,971 | adjacent to 12,017 acre TN Bald Mtn RA in Cherokee NF |
| Balsam Cone (Black Mountains) | 24 | 10,663 | adjacent to Bearwallow RA |
| Bearwallow (Black Mountains) | 24 | 4,116 | adjacent to Balsam Cone RA |
| Jarrett Creek | 25 | 7,500 | |
| Mackey Mountain | 26 | 5,934 | |
| Woods Mountain | 27 | 9,606 | |
| Dobson Knob | 28 | 6,128 | |
| Linville Gorge Addition | 29 | 2,800 | Linville Gorge Wilderness addition |
| Wilson Creek | 30 | 4,990 | |
| Slide Hollow | 200 | adjacent to 4,353 acre TN Slide Hollow RA in Cherokee NF | |
| TOTAL | 83,628 acres | ||
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| Craggy Mountains | 31 | 11,000 acres | |
| Sugar Knob | 32 | 6,000 | |
| Steels Creek | 33 | 6,000 | |
| Daniel Ridge | 34 | 10,000 | |
| Cedar Rock | 35 | 8,000 | |
| Panthertown | 36 | 6,300 | |
| Big Mountain Ridge | 5,000 | ||
| Wildcat | 8,330 | RARE II Area #08197 | |
| Nolichucky | 5,000(NC Mtn Treas) | Nolichucky Wild and Scenic River Study corridor. RARE II Area #08202. Adjoins 3800 acre Nolichucky Wild Area in TN | |
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| Lost Cove | 37 | 5,710 acres | Recommended for Wilderness by For.Serv. |
| Harper Creek | 38 | 7,140 | ditto |
| Craggy Mountain | 31 | 2,380 | ditto |
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| Shining Rock | 18,483 acres | ||
| Middle Prong | 7,460 | ||
| "NC Mtn Treasures" recommended additions to Shining Rock and Middle Prong | 19 | 7,000 | |
| Linville Gorge | 12,002 | ||
| "NC Mtn Treasures" recommended addition to Linville Gorge | 29 | 3,000 |
Why protect Roadless Areas?