Lookout Mountain
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- This article is about the mountain on the border of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. For other locations with this name, see Lookout Mountain, Georgia, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, and Lookout Mountain, Oklahoma.
Lookout Mountain, actually a ridge, is located at the northwest corner of Georgia, the northeast corner of Alabama, and along the southern border of Tennessee near Chattanooga. From its summit, it is said that seven U.S. states can be seen. It is about 2126 feet high. Portions of the mountain extend into Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. Near Chattanooga, the caves of Ruby Falls are contained within Lookout Mountain, and the rock formations of the Rock City tourist attraction are situated on the ridge. Nearby are Georgia's Cloudland Canyon and Cloudland Canyon State Park.
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View from the top of Lookout Mountain, February, 1864, by George N Barnard
Lookout Mountain was the scene of the Battle of Chattanooga during the American Civil War.
External link
- Lookout Mountain (http://ngeorgia.com/naturally/lookout_mountain.html)