Bays Mountain is a 3,000-acre natural area in Sullivan and Hawkins Counties of Tennessee. When viewed from lower elevations, Bays Mountain appears to be composed of a single mountain ridge. But when viewed from along the ridgeline or from the air, it is apparent that the mountain actually forms a natural and spectacular "bowl." It is within this bowl that this lake lies. The basin, surrounding slopes, and ridges are underlain with limestone, shale, and sandstone that support a diversity of plant and animal life in a relatively unfragmented forest ecosystem.

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