Historic site · Tennessee
Mining Ruins
Mining Ruins is a historic site in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 444 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stripmine Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 443.7 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates35.25611, -85.25357
- 10.7 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 27.3 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Umbrella Rock · 18 mi
- Ropers Rock · 18 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 18 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #2 - Parrott Gun Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Barker Pounds: 2.9 mi
- The Hellican: 3.4 mi
- Mailbox Hill: 4.4 mi
- Corncrib Knob: 5.2 mi
- Buck Knob: 5.2 mi
Parks
- Veterans Park: 3.0 mi
- Poe's Tavern Park: 3.7 mi
- Northend Ball Park: 5.9 mi
- Soddy Municipal Park: 6.0 mi
- Soddy Marine Park: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
- Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 3.9 mi
- Site #2 - Ore Car Path: 4.0 mi
- Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 4.1 mi
- Site #6 - Mule Barn: 4.1 mi
- Site #4 - Incline Control House: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 41
- Stripmine Falls: 0.8 mi
- Stevenson Branch Falls: 1.0 mi
- Cooper Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Hogskin Branch: 1.3 mi
- Power Line Falls 140: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 36
- Flat Top Mountain Farm: 8.1 mi
- Jeep: 10.8 mi
- M113: 10.8 mi
- UH-1: 10.8 mi
- The Suck: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Cumberland Escarpment: 6.8 mi
- Gann Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Grays Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Harrison Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 9.8 mi
Museums: 19
- Coke Oven Museum: 11.9 mi
- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum - Grand Junction: 13.3 mi
- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: 13.3 mi
- Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: 13.4 mi
- Southern Railway Historical Assoc: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Cartter Patten Easement: 3.3 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 5.4 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 5.9 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 7.6 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 13
- Woodland Tiger: 13.6 mi
- In Town Gallery: 13.7 mi
- Shakespeare: 13.8 mi
- The Rhino: 13.9 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 10
- rain garden: 9.7 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 14.5 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 14.6 mi
- Jo Lawrence Memorial Garden: 17.9 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 18.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 10.8 mi
- Obar Spring: 18.2 mi
- Straight Spring: 20.1 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 23.5 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Picnic Grove: 13.3 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 13.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 20.3 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 7.7 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 9.5 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 10.8 mi
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Saddleback Platform: 12.2 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 21.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Mining Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | WNW 289° | 715 m | 20.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WNW 296° | 703 m | 15.9 mi |
| Lockhart Hill | NW 318° | 694 m | 18.9 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNW 348° | 693 m | 11.0 mi |
| Price Mountain | NW 314° | 689 m | 19.4 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NW 313° | 684 m | 16.3 mi |
| Wolfpen Mountain | NW 322° | 664 m | 19.4 mi |
| Stocker Hill | WNW 287° | 654 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:22 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:54 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Soddy Daisy-mowbray MTN, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12629384741
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