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Sunset Park
offers some amazing climbs and in some climber's eyes, it is considered to be the "Crown Jewel" of southern sandstone climbing,
Sunset
Park
is located on the west brow of
Lookout
Mountain
, in the
Chickamauga
National
Battlefield
Park
.
Exquisite rock, friendly approach, and lots of high quality routes. Sunset offers cool summer climbing, but can get pretty cold and windy from December through March.
Parking is extremely limited and is strictly enforced. If the lot is full, continue to the
Point
Park
ranger station, which has additional parking for about ten cars.
Activity type: experienced climbers
Dates/Hours: open to the public year round, park closes at sunset
No. of Routes:
Sunset Park
North 120+ Routes;
Sunset
Park
South 100+ Routes
Grades: 5.5 - 5.13
Cliff Layout/Instructions: The main trail into
Sunset
Park
leaves from the parking area on the West Brow Road
, and descends down to the top of Sunset Rock proper. Walk left, down a series of steps and switchbacks to intersect the trail at the base of the cliff, which stretches out in either direction. To the right is Sunset North; Sunset South lies to the left.
Map(s) and directions: From downtown
Chattanooga
, take Broad Street South
towards
Lookout
Mountain
.
Take
Ruby
Falls
side up
Lookout
Mountain
; this is the South Scenic Highway
(Hwy 148), which winds its way up the mountain. At the crest, continue through a flashing light, for about a mile to a fork in the road. Bear right onto West Brow Road
. The parking lot for Sunset Rock is on the left after about a mile.
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