son Knob, Linville Gorge Extension, Steels
Creek, Sugar Knob, Harper Creek, Lost Cove
and Upper Wilson Creek. The cluster is located
near the towns of Marion, Morgantown, Spruce
Pine, Linville, and Blowing Rock, Burke,
McDowell, Avery and Caldwell Counties, North
Carolina.
(H) 
NOLICHUCKY, 
NORTH
CAROLINA
AREAS.—Certain lands in the Pisgah National
Forest, Toecane Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 4,000 acres, known as ‘‘Nolichucky,
North Carolina Area’’, located 25 miles north-
west of Burnsville, Mitchell and Yancey Coun-
ties, North Carolina.
(I) PISGAH
CLUSTER, NORTH
CAROLINA
AREAS.—Certain lands in the Pisgah National
Forest, Pisgah Ranger District, totaling ap-
proximately 52,000 acres, known as the ‘‘Pis-
gah Cluster, North Carolina Areas’’. The clus-
ter is comprised of the following 5 parcels:
Shining Rock and Middle Prong Extensions,
Daniel Ridge, Cedar Rock Mountain, South
Mills River, and Laurel Mountain. The cluster
is located 5 to 12 miles north of the town of
Brevard and southwest of the city of Asheville,
Haywood, Transylvania, and Henderson Coun-
ties, North Carolina.
(J) WILDCAT.—Certain lands in the Pis-
gah National Forest, French Broad Ranger
District, totaling approximately 6,500 acres,
known as ‘‘Wildcat’’, located 20 miles northwest
of the town of Canton, Haywood County, North
Carolina.
(14) OREGON: KANGAROO ROADLESS AREA.—
Certain lands in the Siskiyou National Forest and
Rogue River National Forest in Oregon, which com-
prise approximately 20,000 acres, located approxi-
mately 20 miles southwest of the town of Grants
Pass and 10 miles south of Williams in the area
generally known as the ‘‘Kangaroo Roadless Area’’.
(15) SOUTH CAROLINA.—
(A) 
BIG
SHOALS, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA
AREA.—Certain lands in the Sumter National
Forest, 
Andrew 
Pickens 
Ranger 
District,
Oconee County, South Carolina comprising ap-
proximately 2,000 acres known as ‘‘Big Shoals,
South Carolina Area’’. This area is located 15
miles south of Highlands, North Carolina.
(B) BRASSTOWN CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA
AREA.—Certain lands in the Sumter National
Forest, 
Andrew 
Pickens 
Ranger 
District,
Oconee County, South Carolina, comprising ap-
proximately 3,500 acres known as ‘‘Brasstown
Creek, South Carolina Area’’. This area is lo-
cated approximately 15 miles west of West-
minster, South Carolina.
(C) CHAUGA.—Certain lands in the Sum-
ter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger
District, Oconee County, South Carolina com-
prising approximately 16,000 acres known as
‘‘Chauga’’. This area is located approximately
10 miles west of Walhalla, South Carolina.
(D) DARK BOTTOMS.—Certain lands in the
Sumter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Rang-
er District, Oconee County, South Carolina
comprising approximately 4,000 acres known as
‘‘Dark Bottoms’’. This area is located approxi-
mately 10 miles northwest of Westminster,
South Carolina.
(E) ELLICOTT ROCK EXTENSION, SOUTH
CAROLINA AREA.—Certain lands in the Sumter
National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger Dis-
trict, Oconee County, South Carolina compris-
ing approximately 2,000 acres known as
‘‘Ellicott Rock Extension, South Carolina
Area’’. This area is located approximately 10
miles south of Cashiers, North Carolina.
(F) 
FIVE
FALLS, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA
AREA.—Certain lands in the Sumter National
Forest, 
Andrew 
Pickens 
Ranger 
District,
Oconee County, South Carolina comprising ap-
proximately 3,500 acres known as ‘‘Five Falls,
South Carolina Area’’. This area is located ap-
proximately 10 miles southeast of Clayton,
Georgia.
(G) 
PERSIMMON
MOUNTAIN.—Certain
lands in the Sumter National Forest, Andrew
Pickens Ranger District, Oconee County, South
Carolina, comprising approximately 7,000 acres
known as ‘‘Persimmon Mountain’’. This area is
located approximately 12 miles south of Cash-
iers, North Carolina.
(H) 
ROCK
GORGE, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA
AREA.—Certain lands in the Sumter National
Forest, 
Andrew 
Pickens 
Ranger 
District,
Oconee County, South Carolina, comprising ap-
proximately 2,000 acres known as ‘‘Rock
Gorge, South Carolina Area’’. This area is lo-
cated 12 miles southeast of Highlands, North
Carolina.
(I) TAMASSEE.—Certain lands in the Sum-
ter National Forest, Andrew Pickens Ranger
District, Oconee County, South Carolina, com-
prising approximately 5,500 acres known as
‘‘Tamassee’’. This area is located approximately
10 miles north of Walhalla, South Carolina.
(J) THRIFT’S
FERRY, SOUTH
CAROLINA
AREA.—Certain lands in the Sumter National
Forest, 
Andrew 
Pickens 
Ranger 
District,
Oconee County, South Carolina comprising ap-
proximately 5,000 acres known as ‘‘Thrift’s
Ferry, South Carolina Area’’. This area is lo-
cated 10 miles east of Clayton, Georgia.
(16) SOUTH DAKOTA.—
(A) BLACK ELK ADDITION.—Certain lands
in the Black Hills National Forest of South Da-
kota totaling approximately 10,000 acres known
as the ‘‘Black Elk Addition’’. Starting at the
southeast corner, the area boundary runs north
along FDR 753 and U.S. Highway Alt. 16,
then along SD 244 to the junction of Palmer
Creek Road, which serves generally as a north-
west limit. It then heads south from the junc-
tion of Highway 87–89, southeast along High-
way 87, and east back to FDR 753. A corridor
of private land along FDR 345 is excluded.
(B) BLACK FOX AREA.—Certain lands in
the Black Hills National Forest of South Da-
kota totaling approximately 12,400 acres, lo-
cated in the upper reaches of the Rapid Creek
watershed known as the ‘‘Black Fox Area’’.
The area is roughly bounded by FDR 206 in
the north, the steep slopes north of Forest
Road 231 form the southern boundary and a
fork of Rapid Creek forms the western bound-
ary.
(C) BREAKNECK AREA.—Certain lands in
the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota,
totaling 6,700 acres along the northeast edge of
the Black Hills in the vicinity of the Black Hills
National Cemetery and the Bureau of Land
Management’s Fort Meade Recreation Area
known as the ‘‘Breakneck Area’’. The area is
generally bounded by Forest Roads 139 and
169 on the north, west, and south. The eastern
and western boundaries are also demarked by
the ridge-crests dividing the watershed.
(D) PILGER
MOUNTAIN
AREA.—Certain
lands in the Black Hills National Forest of
South 
Dakota, 
comprising 
approximately
12,600 acres, known as the ‘‘Pilger Mountain
Area’’ and located in the Elk Mountains on the
southwest edge of the Black Hills. This area is
roughly bounded by Forest Roads 318 and 319
on the east and northeast, Road 312 on the
north and northwest, and private land to the
southwest.
(E) PROPOSED
NORBECK
PRESERVE.—
Certain lands in the Black Hills National For-
est, South Dakota comprising 8,200 acres, lo-
cated adjacent to the Custer State Park and
Mount Rushmore National Monument generally
known as the ‘‘Proposed Norbeck Preserve’’.
(F) STAGEBARN CANYONS.—Certain lands
in the Black Hills National Forest, South Da-
kota, known as ‘‘Stagebarn Canyons’’, which
comprise approximately 7,300 acres located ap-
proximately 10 miles west of Rapid City.
(17) TENNESSEE.—
(A) BALD
MOUNTAINS
CLUSTER, TEN-
NESSEE
AREAS.—Certain 
lands 
in 
the
Nolichucky and Unaka Ranger Districts of the
Cherokee National Forest, Cocke, Green, Wash-
ington, and Unicoi Counties, Tennessee, com-
prising approximately 46,133 acres known as
the 
‘‘Bald 
Mountains 
Cluster, 
Tennessee
Areas’’. This cluster is comprised of the follow-
ing parcels known as: Laurel Hollow Mountain,
Devil’s Backbone, Laurel Mountain, Walnut
Mountain, Wolf Creek, Meadow Creek Moun-
tain, Brush Creek Mountain, Paint Creek, Bald
Mountain and Sampson Mountain Extension.
These parcels are located near the towns of
Newport, Hot Springs, Greeneville, and Erwin.
(B) BIG
FROG/COHUTTA
CLUSTER.—Cer-
tain lands in the Cherokee National Forest,
Polk County, Tennessee, Ocoee, Hiwassee, and
Tennessee Ranger Districts, comprising ap-
proximately 28,800 acres known as the ‘‘Big
Frog/Cohutta Cluster’’. This cluster is com-
prised of the following parcels: Big Frog Exten-
sions, Little Frog Extensions, Smith Mountain
and Rock Creek. These parcels are located near
the towns of Copperhill, Ducktown, Turtletown,
and Benton.
(C) CITICO
CREEK
WATERSHED
CLUS-
TER.—Certain lands in the Tellico Ranger Dis-
trict of the Cherokee National Forest, Monroe
County, Tennessee, comprising approximately
14,256 acres known as the ‘‘Citico Creek Wa-
tershed Cluster, Tennessee Areas’’. This cluster
is comprised of the following parcels known as:
Flats Mountain, Miller Ridge, Cowcamp Ridge,
and Joyce Kilmer/Slickrock Extension. These
parcels are located near the town of Tellico
Plains.
(D) IRON MOUNTAINS CLUSTER.—Certain
lands 
in 
the 
Cherokee 
National 
Forest,
Watauga Ranger District, totaling approxi-
mately 58,090 acres known as the ‘‘Iron Moun-
tains Cluster’’. The cluster is comprised of the
following 8 parcels: Big Laurel Branch Addi-
tion, Hickory Flat Branch, Flint Mill, Lower
Iron Mountain, Upper Iron Mountain, London
Bridge, Beaverdam Creek, and Rodgers Ridge.
The cluster is located near the towns of Briston
and Elizabethtown, Sullivan and Johnson Coun-
ties, Tennessee.
(E) NORTHERN UNICOI MOUNTAINS CLUS-
TER.—Certain lands in the Tellico Ranger Dis-
trict of the Cherokee National Forest, Monroe
County, Tennessee, comprising approximately
30,453 acres known as the ‘‘Northern Unicoi
Mountains Cluster’’. This cluster is comprised
of the following parcels known as: Bald River
Gorge Extension, Upper Bald River, Sycamore
Creek, and Brushy Ridge. These parcels are lo-
cated near the town of Tellico Plains.
(F) ROAN MOUNTAIN CLUSTER.—Certain
lands in the Cherokee National Forest, Unaka
and Watauga Ranger Districts, totaling ap-
proximately 23,725 acres known as the ‘‘Roan
Mountain Cluster’’. The cluster is comprised of
the following seven parcels: Strawberry Moun-
tain, Highlands of Roan, Ripshin Ridge, Doe
River Gorge Scenic Area, White Rocks Moun-
tain, Slide Hollow and Watauga Reserve. The
cluster is located approximately eight to twenty
miles south of the town of Elizabethtown,
Unicoi, Cater, and Johnson Counties, Ten-
nessee.
(G) SOUTHERN UNICOI MOUNTAINS CLUS-
TER.—Certain lands in the Hiwassee Ranger
District of the Cherokee National Forest, Polk,
Monroe, and McMinn Counties, Tennessee,
comprising approximately 11,251 acres known
as the ‘‘Southern Unicoi Mountains Cluster’’.
This cluster is comprised of the following par-
cels known as: Gee Creek Extension, Coker
Creek, and Buck Bald. These parcels are lo-
cated near the towns of Etowah, Benton, and
Turtletown.
(H) UNAKA
MOUNTAINS
CLUSTER, TEN-
NESSEE AREAS.—Certain lands in the Cherokee
National Forest, Unaka Ranger District, total-
ing approximately 15,669 acres known as the
‘‘Unaka Mountains Cluster, Tennessee Areas’’.
The cluster is comprised of the Nolichucky,
Unaka Mountain Extension and Stone Moun-
tain parcels. The cluster is located approxi-
mately eight miles from Erwin, Unicoi and
Carter Counties, Tennessee.
(18) TEXAS: LONGLEAF RIDGE.—Certain lands
in the Angelina National Forest, Jasper and
Angelina Counties, Texas, comprising approximately
30,000 acres bounded on the west by Upland Island
Wilderness Area, on the south by the Neches River,
and on the northeast by Sam Rayburn Reservoir,
generally known as ‘‘Longleaf Ridge’’.
(19) VERMONT.—
(A) GLASTONBURY
AREA.—Certain lands
in the Green Mountain National Forest in Ver-
mont, which comprise approximately 35,000
acres, located 3 miles northeast of Bennington,
bounded by Kelly Stand Road to the north,
Forest Road 71 to the east, Route 9 to the
south, and Route 7 to the west, generally
known as the ‘‘Glastonbury Area’’.
(B) LAMB BROOK.—Certain lands in the
Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont,
which comprise approximately 5,500 acres, lo-
cated 3 miles southwest of Wilmington, bound-
ed on the west and south by Routes 8 and 100,
on the north by Route 9, and on the east by
New England Power Company lands, generally
known as ‘‘Lamb Brook’’.
(20) WYOMING: SAND
CREEK
AREA.—Certain
lands in the Black Hills National Forest totaling ap-
proximately 8,300 acres known as the ‘‘Sand Creek
Area’’, located in Crook County, Wyoming. This
area is situated in the far northwest corner of the
Black Hills. Beginning in the northwest corner and
proceeding counterclockwise, the boundary for the
Sand Creek Area roughly follows Forest Roads 863,
866, 866.1B, a line linking 866.1B to 802.1B,
802.1B, 802.1, an unnamed road, Spotted Tail
Creek (excluding all private lands), 8219.1, a line
connecting 829.1 with 864, 852.1 and a line con-
necting 852.1 with 863.