The Battle of Lookout Mountain at Bald Hill

Hundreds of figures fill the foreground of James Walker’s grand thirteen by thirty-foot Battle of Lookout Mountain painting displayed in the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center. They depict an often-forgotten part of the “Battle Above the Clouds.” This two-hour ......More

Hundreds of figures fill the foreground of James Walker’s grand thirteen by thirty-foot Battle of Lookout Mountain painting displayed in the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center. They depict an often-forgotten part of the “Battle Above the Clouds.” This two-hour two and a half mile hike, led by Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Historian Jim Ogden, will explore this less-visited part of the Lookout Mountain Battlefield where the mostly open and cultivated Bald Hill served as a primary landmark. Most of the hike will be along a paved or gravel surface going over or onto two hills although there will be a couple of short mostly level natural surface segments as well. Comfortable, supportive footwear, clothing appropriate for the weather, and water are recommended. 

Meet for the hike at 3100 Parker Lane Chattanooga Tennessee off of Brown’s Ferry Road look for the “Special Park Program” signs on Brown’s Ferry Road.