Black Mountain Area
Black Mountain Area is a nature reserve in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 695 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Haley Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tennessee Department of Enviroment and Convservation
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Haley Mountain: 0.4 mi
- The Shinbone: 1.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Flat Mountain: 2.1 mi
- McCullough Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cumberland Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Cumberland Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Boy Scout Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Robinhood Park: 9.4 mi
- Whites Creek Small Wildlife Area: 10.0 mi
- Brady Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Negro Jumpoff: 5.6 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 10.9 mi
- Spider Den Bluff: 13.0 mi
- White Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Ozone Falls: 3.7 mi
- Ray Falls: 6.5 mi
- Upper Piney Falls 80: 9.8 mi
- Lower Piney Falls 40: 9.9 mi
- Keaton Falls: 10.0 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 4.1 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 6.4 mi
- Keyes-Harrison Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 8.7 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 9.1 mi
- Black Mountain Springhouse: 0.9 mi
- Dripping Spring: 4.0 mi
- Mars Hill Spring: 11.4 mi
- Moulton Spring: 11.5 mi
- Blue Spring: 15.3 mi
- Troop 45: 8.8 mi
- Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Fort Southwest Point: 19.4 mi
- Fort Southwest Point: 19.4 mi
- Lake Shore: 21.1 mi
- Roadside Table: 9.7 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 12.4 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 15.7 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 18.3 mi
- Native Stone Museum: 9.9 mi
- Military Memorial Museum: 10.0 mi
- Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 12.4 mi
- Jane Manley Museum: 12.5 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 4.5 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 9.3 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 22.9 mi
- Cute: 22.0 mi
- Montgomery: 22.1 mi
- Sam: 9.1 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Black Mountain Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | SW 223° | 931 m | 8.6 mi |
| Dorton Knob | SW 230° | 910 m | 7.8 mi |
| Brady Mountain | WSW 240° | 893 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | SW 224° | 893 m | 7.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 254° | 862 m | 1.1 mi |
| Luper Mountain | NE 40° | 833 m | 7.5 mi |
| Big Rock Mountain | NNE 20° | 824 m | 3.0 mi |
| Thorny Mountain | NE 38° | 811 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:50 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockwood 2, 11 mi away.
- bloodroot12 obs
- American cancer-root10 obs
- hay-scented fern8 obs
- American Toad8 obs
- Northern Slimy Salamander7 obs
- pink lady's slipper7 obs
- mountain laurel7 obs
- common selfheal7 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/858358162
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