Big Frog Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Big Frog Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib


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location = Tennessee, USA
Georgia, USA
nearest_city = Staffordtown, Tennessee
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 59
lat_seconds = 37
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 84
long_minutes = 32
long_seconds = 30
long_direction = W
area = convert|8082|acre|km2|0|sing=off
established = 1984
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governing_body = U.S. Forest Service

The Big Frog Wilderness was designated in 1984 and currently consists of 8,082 acres. Approximately 89 acres are located in Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest and approximately convert|7993|acre|km2|0 are located in Tennessee in the Cherokee National Forest. The Wilderness is managed by the United States Forest Service in Tennessee and is part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The highest elevation in the Big Frog Wilderness is the convert|4224|ft|m|0|sing=on peak of Big Frog Mountain in Tennessee. Although not a high mountain, Big Frog seems to dominate the Wilderness because it stands alone. The Wilderness borders the Cohutta Wilderness, which is located in Georgia. The Georgia portion of the Big Frog Wilderness is the smallest wilderness area in Georgia.

ee also

*List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
*Wilderness Act

External links

* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=38 Wilderness.net entry for the Big Frog Wilderness]
* [http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/mountains/blue_ridge/western/big_frog_wilderness.html Sherpa Guides entry for the Big Frog Wilderness]
* [http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/mountains/blue_ridge/western/map_big_frog_wilderness.html Map of the Tennessee portion of the Big Frog Wilderness]