 Alabama State Route 35 also runs through the city, leading northwest 10 mi (16 km) to Rainsville and southeast 7 mi (11 km) to the Little River Canyon National Preserve.The city center lies in a narrow valley on Big Wills Creek in the Cumberland Plateau region immediately west of Lookout Mountain, with Sand Mountain somewhat more removed to the west.The city limits reach to the east and south so that more than half of the city's area is now located on Lookout Mountain.