I hunt in NETenn. on the appalachain mtn. chain. It is around that elevation and gets thicker the closer you get to North Carolina. The best way to scout is to get a topo map or to just get out and walk. That elevation is not that bad you should be able to walk through it easily

I used to like hunting in the hardwood ridges here but most have
been harvested so now it is next to the big cedar swamps or some
of the ols cuttings. My favorite is sitting on a ridge looking into
the edge of a cedar swamp. And the cedar swamps are thick.

Yeah its really thick here in northeast tn

When I hunt high, I prefer to find a Quakey or Pine bowl between two ridges and spot and stock. There isn't a lot of thick brush in the bowls.
In Washington State where the timber has been cut it's all over grown with black berry bushes. I like to forget the times I've had to drag a deer out of the black berries. It's almost as bad as the cactus here in Texas.

boy reb you talk about some briar patches whooooo i have seen a 4 wheelr get stuck in one