Nantahala National Forest

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Nantahala National Forest is a large, mountainous national forest in western North Carolina known for its rugged terrain, whitewater rivers, and extensive outdoor recreation opportunities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national forest ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
administeredBy United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
area over 500,000 acres ⓘ
borderedBy Great Smoky Mountains National Park (nearby region) ⓘ
climate temperate Appalachian climate ⓘ
containsTrail Appalachian Trail ⓘ
Bartram Trail ⓘ
Foothills Trail (segments) ⓘ
containsWildernessArea Ellicott Rock Wilderness (part) ⓘ
Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness (part) ⓘ
Southern Nantahala Wilderness ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Cherokee County, North Carolina ⓘ
Clay County, North Carolina ⓘ
Graham County, North Carolina ⓘ
Haywood County, North Carolina ⓘ
Jackson County, North Carolina ⓘ
Macon County, North Carolina ⓘ
Swain County, North Carolina ⓘ
Transylvania County, North Carolina ⓘ
established 1920 ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in North Carolina ⓘ
hasFeature Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest ⓘ
Nantahala Gorge ⓘ
Nantahala River ⓘ
Standing Indian Basin ⓘ
Wayah Bald ⓘ
deep gorges ⓘ
mountainous landscape ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
scenic overlooks ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
whitewater rivers ⓘ
languageOfName Cherokee language ⓘ
locatedIn North Carolina ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
locatedInRegion western North Carolina ⓘ
namedAfter Nantahala River ⓘ
nameMeaning Land of the Noonday Sun ⓘ
nearestCity Andrews, North Carolina ⓘ
Bryson City, North Carolina ⓘ
Franklin, North Carolina ⓘ
notableTreeType old-growth hardwoods ⓘ
offersActivity camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
mountain biking ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
whitewater rafting ⓘ
partOf National Forest System of the United States ⓘ
state North Carolina ⓘ
vegetationType mixed hardwood forest ⓘ
temperate deciduous forest ⓘ

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Blue Ridge Mountains → contains → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Fontana Lake shoreline → adjacentTo → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Western North Carolina → contains → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
subject linked to: western North Carolina
Cherohala Skyway → passesThrough → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Franklin, North Carolina → locatedNear → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Sylva, North Carolina → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Nantahala National Forest → containsWildernessArea → Southern Nantahala Wilderness ⓘ
linked to: Nantahala National Forest
Graham County, North Carolina → contains → Nantahala National Forest (part) ⓘ
linked to: Nantahala National Forest
Swain County, North Carolina → contains → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Macon County, North Carolina → contains → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Appalachian region of North Carolina → contains → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Bryson City, North Carolina → near → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Fontana Lake → locatedNearProtectedArea → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Nantahala Mountains → contains → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Nantahala Mountains → hasProtectedArea → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Chatuge Dam → nearProtectedArea → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Hiwassee Dam → locatedInProtectedArea → Nantahala National Forest vicinity ⓘ
linked to: Nantahala National Forest
Nantahala River → locatedIn → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Nantahala River → managedBy → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Murphy, North Carolina → hasNearbyAttraction → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Cheoah River → sourceLocatedIn → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Bryson City → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Nantahala National Forest (region) ⓘ
linked to: Nantahala National Forest
Cashiers, North Carolina → nearbyProtectedArea → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Nantahala Gorge → locatedIn → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Nantahala Gorge → withinProtectedArea → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Rabun Bald → offersViewOf → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Jackson County, North Carolina → hasProtectedArea → Nantahala National Forest (partial) ⓘ
linked to: Nantahala National Forest
Clay County, North Carolina → contains → Nantahala National Forest (part) ⓘ
linked to: Nantahala National Forest
Bridal Veil Falls (North Carolina) → locatedIn → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
subject linked to: Bridal Veil Falls
Cullasaja River → locatedIn → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Cullasaja River → protectedArea → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Andrews, North Carolina → isPartOf → Nantahala National Forest area ⓘ
linked to: Nantahala National Forest
Andrews, North Carolina → locatedIn → Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
subject linked to: town of Andrews, North Carolina