▁area . ▁No ▁scientific ▁investigation ▁has ▁u ph eld ▁this ▁claim . ▁ ▁Sun set ▁Rock ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁on ▁the ▁north west ▁side ▁of ▁Look out ▁Mountain , ▁Sun set ▁Rock ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁trail head ▁and ▁tour ist ▁stop . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ick am aug a ▁and ▁Ch att ano oga ▁Military ▁State ▁Park , ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁oldest ▁Civil ▁War ▁national ▁park . ▁Once ▁known ▁as ▁Point ▁Look out , ▁Sun set ▁Rock ▁provides ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁River , ▁Sign al ▁Mountain ▁and ▁Pr ent ice ▁Cooper ▁State ▁Forest . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 0 0 - foot ▁cl iff ▁and ▁moder ate ▁temper atures ▁inv ite ▁heavy ▁traffic ▁for ▁its ▁many ▁clim bing ▁routes , ▁which ▁were ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁Sun set ▁Rock ▁is ▁mainly ▁sand stone ; ▁making ▁for ▁easier ▁routing ▁and ▁clim bing . ▁ ▁Route ▁development ▁continued ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁rou ters ▁pushed ▁the ▁gr ades ▁ever ▁higher . ▁Cl im bing ▁here ▁is ▁especially ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁months ▁due ▁to ▁cool er ▁weather . ▁ ▁Sun set ▁Rock ▁is ▁attract ive ▁to ▁Civil ▁War ▁enthus iast s ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁history ; ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁Tennessee ▁Historical ▁Commission ▁Mark er ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁trail , ▁describing ▁its ▁Civil ▁War ▁battle ▁history . ▁Confeder ate ▁Gener als