Lone Mountain State Forest

The mountain's western base is formed by the Emory River, which flows down from its source near the summit of Bird Mountain to the northeast and winds around the base of the range before descending the plateau and emptying into the Watts Bar Lake impoundment of the Tennessee River.

Lone Mountain's northern base is formed by Crooked Fork, a tributary of the Emory.

The community of Mossy Grove is situated at the mountain's eastern base in the Bitter Creek valley.

[2] In 2002, a tornado swept across Morgan County, devastating the community of Mossy Grove and wiping out some 500 acres (2.0 km2) of trees in Lone Mountain State Forest.

The trails were developed in the late 1980s for horseback riding, and are well-equipped with watering holes and hitching posts.