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Lookout Mountain – High Point | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,389 ft (728 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 1,532 ft (467 m)[2] |
Listing | Highest point in Walker County[2] |
Coordinates | 34°51′49″N 85°23′33″W / 34.863712778°N 85.392452703°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Walker County, Georgia, US |
Parent range | Cumberland Plateau |
Topo map | USGS Durham |
Lookout Mountain is a mountain ridge located at the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Georgia, the northeast corner of Alabama, and along the southeastern Tennessee state line in Chattanooga. Lookout Mountain was the scene of the 18th-century "Last Battle of the Cherokees" in this area during the Nickajack Expedition. On November 24, 1863, during the American Civil War, the Battle of Lookout Mountain took place here.