Near the Clinch Mountain Restaurant on Highway 25-E

The view from the Clinch Mountain scenic overlook

Clinch Mountain is part of the Thorn Hill Section in the Valley and Ridge province.  The scenic overlook from Clinch Mountain is southeast across the Valley and Ridge.  Cherokee Lake is in the valley, the lake was formed by the damming of the Holston River.  The mountains in the distance are from the Blue Ridge Thrust Sheets (Moshier, 1989). 

Stratigraphic column of Thorn Hill Section (TESA)

The gradational contact between light gray Clinch sandstone and red Juniata formation is across the highway from the restaurant. 

Behind the Clinch Mountain Restaurant, large Crinoid calyx fossils are noticeably seen in the Juniata Formation.