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The Cohutta Wilderness was designated in 1975, expanded in 1986, and currently consists of . Approximately are located in Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest and approximately 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 Cohutta Wilderness is the second-largest wilderness in Georgia. With more than 60,000 visitors each year, it is also the largest, most heavily used wilderness in the Southern Appalachians.〔(Excerpt from "Why Wilderness," published by The Wilderness Society )〕 In May, 2006, the Forest Service announced new limits on the use of the Wilderness, explaining: Among the new regulations will be limits on the number of people allowed in a single group and on the use of camp fires. The headwaters of the Conasauga River are located within the Wilderness, where the river starts as small cold stream from a spring at around and flows north toward Tennessee. The Benton MacKaye Trail traverses the Wilderness. The Cohutta Wilderness borders the Big Frog Wilderness which is also located in Georgia and Tennessee. The name Cohutta is derived from the Cherokee word ''cohutta'', which means "frog" or could mean "a shed roof supported on poles".〔(Georgia Place Names ) by Kenneth K. Krakow, 3rd Edition (accessed November 2, 2006)〕 ==See also== * List of U.S. Wilderness Areas * Wilderness Act 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cohutta Wilderness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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