Walls of Jericho | |
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Location | Tennessee and Alabama, United States |
Coordinates | 34°59′24″N 86°06′11″W / 34.99004°N 86.10295°W[1] |
Area | 750 acres (300 ha) |
Designated | 2006 |
Governing body | Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency |
Website | Walls of Jericho Class II Natural-Scientific State Natural Area |
The Walls of Jericho is a 750-acre (300 ha) natural area that is within the 8,943-acre (3,619 ha) Bear Hollow Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Tennessee, which is contiguous to the Skyline WMA in Alabama. It was designated in 2016 and is owned by State of Tennessee. Both of the public lands on the Tennessee and Alabama side total 21,453 acres (8,682 ha). The initiative to acquire this land was a lengthy project completed by The Nature Conservancy in Tennessee and Alabama. The natural area is approximately twelve miles south of Winchester in southern Franklin County.
The southern boundary of the natural area follows the Alabama–Tennessee state line where the actual "Walls of Jericho" is located.