| Frozen Head State Park | |
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 The Judge Branch on the west side of Frozen Head | |
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| Type | Tennessee State Park |
| Location | Wartburg, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36°07′34″N 84°30′04″W / 36.126°N 84.501°W |
| Area | 24,000 acres (97.12 km2; 37.50 sq mi)[1] |
| Operated by | Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation |
| Open | Year round |
| Website | Frozen Head State Park |
Frozen Head State Park and Natural Area is a state park in Morgan County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park, situated in the Crab Orchard Mountains between the city of Wartburg and the community of Petros, contains some of the highest mountains in Tennessee west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Frozen Head State Park consists of approximately 24,000 acres (97 km2), all but 330 acres (1.3 km2) of which is classified as a state natural area. The terrain varies between 1,300 ft (400 m) to over 3,000 ft (910 m) with 14 peaks at or over 3,000 feet (910 m). Frozen Head, the park's namesake, is the highest peak at 3,324 feet (1,013 m). The mountain's name comes from its snow-capped appearance in colder months. The park's highest elevations allow for unobstructed views of East Tennessee's three main physiographic features: the Cumberland Plateau, the Tennessee Valley, and across the valley, the Great Smoky Mountains.
- ^ Morgan Simmons, Hikers Hot for Frozen Head's Reopened Pathway on Bird Mountain. Knoxnews.com, 10 February 2008. Retrieved: 20 July 2009.