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On the northwest side of Lookout Mountain, Sunset Rock is a popular trailhead and tourist stop. It is part of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga Military State Park, the largest and oldest Civil War national park. [5] [6] Once known as Point Lookout, Sunset Rock provides a view of the Tennessee River, Signal Mountain and Prentice Cooper State Forest.
The railway is one of the main tourist attractions in the Chattanooga area, totaling over 100,000 visits annually. [8] The top station features an observation deck and a gift shop. Fire-damaged Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, after the December 7, 2024, wildfire (facing uphill (west) from just below Guild Trail).
The park was temporarily renamed "Camp George H. Thomas" in honor of the union army commander during the Civil War battle at the site. The park's proximity to the major rail hub at Chattanooga and its large tracts of land made it a logical marshalling area for troops being readied for service in Cuba and other points south. [9] [10]
View of the town outside of Point Park Location of Lookout Mountain in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Coordinates: 34°59′47″N 85°21′3″W / 34.99639°N 85.35083°W / 34.99639; -85
The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is a steep funicular railway that rises from the St. Elmo Historic District to the top of the mountain, where passengers can visit the National Park Service's Point Park and the Battles for Chattanooga Museum. [142] Formerly known as Confederama, the museum includes a diorama that details the Battle of ...
Lookout Mountain Caverns (Lookout Mountain Cave, or Lower Cave) is the second-longest known cave in Hamilton County, Tennessee. [citation needed] Its mapped length of 2.481 miles (3.993 kilometers) places it at 361st on the United States Long Caves List.
Point Park may refer to: Point Park, a portion of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park on Lookout Mountain in Tennessee; Point State Park, in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Point Park University, a university in Pittsburgh, named after the park
Historical evidence indicates that Native Americans inhabited Lookout Mountain at some point. In 1823, two missionaries, Daniel S. Butrick and William Chamberlain, went to minister to them. Butrick made a journal entry on August 28, 1823, in which he described "a citadel of rocks" on top of the mountain, and noted the immense size of the boulders.