Frozen Head State Park
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Frozen Head State Park and Natural Area is situated in the Crab Orchard Mountains of Morgan County, Tennessee, near the city of Wartburg and the community of Petros.
The park and natural area comprise 11,869 Acres of relatively untouched mountain forest. The terrain varies between 1,500 ft. to over 3,000 ft. with 14 peaks at or over 3,000 feet. Frozen Head is the highest peak at 3,324 feet. The park contains the highest peaks in Tennessee west of the Tennessee Valley and the Great Smoky Mountains. From the park's highest elevations, you can plainly see three of Tennessee's most prominent physical features: the Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee Valley, and across the valley, the Great Smoky Mountains. In winter, the mountain peaks are often capped with snow or ice while the lower valleys remain unadorned, thus giving the parks namesake, Frozen Head. The park is dotted with waterfalls, rock shelters, and giant mountain top cap rocks, many linked by over 50 miles of trails.
