Citico Creek Wilderness

Citico Creek Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Location	Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Nearest city	Tapoco, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°24′17″N 84°03′02″W / 35.40472°N 84.05056°W / 35.40472; -84.05056
Area	16,226 acres (66 km2)
Established	1984
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service

Citico Creek Wilderness is a 16,226-acre (66 km²) wilderness area within the Cherokee National Forest in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The wilderness contains the entire upper drainage of Citico Creek, which consists of the north and south forks and at least eight tributaries. Three steep-sided ridges descend west from the crest of the Unicoi Mountains — Brush Mountain, Pine Ridge, and Sassafras Ridge.^[1]