Point Park Tour Stop #2 sits at 2,099 feet on Lookout Mountain Parkway, facing east with the terrain dropping 844 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. The view faces toward sunrise, with land features spread across the east-northeast to south-southeast arc, most within one to three miles. Nearby points include John C. Wilson Memorial Park at 0.8 miles east-northeast, Roy Nelms Park at the same distance to the east-southeast, and St. Elmo Park 1.3 miles to the south-southeast. Farther out, Fort Negley Park, Main Terrain, and Shelia M Jennings Westside Park lie to the northeast and north-northeast between 2.6 and 2.8 miles. Chattanooga is 3.1 miles to the northeast. In late September 1863, members of Confederate Lt. Colonel Edward Porter Alexander's Artillery Battalion scaled these heights and watched the besieged US army from the summit; though too far to reach Chattanooga itself, their cannon reached Moccasin Bend and the Tennessee River, which they shelled daily. This stop follows Sunset Rock on the tour and precedes the Western Overlook & Wauhatchie stop.
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
This overlook faces sunrise — 0° off square to it.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:53 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:59 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:40 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:34 | 16:55 |
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In late September 1863, members of Confederate Lt. Colonel Edward Porter Alexander's Artillery Battalion scaled the heights of Lookout Mountain. From the summit, they were able to watch the besieged US army. Although too far to reach Chattanooga, the cannon were able to pound away at Moccasin Bend and the Tennessee River on a daily basis.
Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook sits at about 2,099 feet (640 m).
From Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook: John C. Wilson Memorial Park (ENE, 0.8 mi); Roy Nelms Park (ESE, 0.8 mi); Tennessee Riverpark Wheland Foundry Trailhead (ENE, 1.3 mi); St. Elmo Park (SSE, 1.3 mi).
Sunrise. The land falls away from Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook toward the sunrise, so at sunset the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.
Chattanooga, 3.1 miles NE of Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook.
Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook.
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