Sunset Rock_Rock Climbing Anchors
Sunset Rock offers a spectacular view of Chattanooga.
Parking is allowed only in the tiny lot provided on West Brow Drive. Parking can be difficult, particularly on weekends. Extreme caution should be used near the unprotected edges of the cliff, which drop nearly 100 feet. There have been fatalities here due to carelessness.
Confederate Generals Bragg and Longstreet are said to have used Sunset Rock to watch the movement of Union troops on October 28, 1863, prior to launching the Battle of Wauhatchie. That night, Longstreet was reportedly visible to the Union commanders in the valley below as he stood directing the battle.
Sunset Rock_Rock Climbing Anchors
Sunset Rock offers a spectacular view of Chattanooga.
Parking is allowed only in the tiny lot provided on West Brow Drive. Parking can be difficult, particularly on weekends. Extreme caution should be used near the unprotected edges of the cliff, which drop nearly 100 feet. There have been fatalities here due to carelessness.
Confederate Generals Bragg and Longstreet are said to have used Sunset Rock to watch the movement of Union troops on October 28, 1863, prior to launching the Battle of Wauhatchie. That night, Longstreet was reportedly visible to the Union commanders in the valley below as he stood directing the battle.