Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 862 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain Springhouse, a spring 0.2 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31662992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 862 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Flat Mountain: 1.2 mi
- McCullough Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Haley Mountain: 1.5 mi
- The Shinbone: 1.9 mi
- Loden Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Cumberland Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
- Boy Scout Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Robinhood Park: 9.6 mi
- Centennial Park: 10.1 mi
- Brady Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Negro Jumpoff: 6.4 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 10.3 mi
- Spider Den Bluff: 12.5 mi
- White Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Ozone Falls: 4.8 mi
- Ray Falls: 6.6 mi
- Keaton Falls: 9.2 mi
- Upper Piney Falls 80: 9.6 mi
- Lower Piney Falls 40: 9.7 mi
- Black Mountain Area: 1.1 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 3.0 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 7.6 mi
- Keyes-Harrison Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 8.2 mi
- Black Mountain Springhouse: 0.2 mi
- Dripping Spring: 2.9 mi
- Mars Hill Spring: 11.4 mi
- Moulton Spring: 11.6 mi
- Blue Spring: 15.9 mi
- Native Stone Museum: 9.2 mi
- Military Memorial Museum: 9.2 mi
- Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 12.2 mi
- Jane Manley Museum: 13.3 mi
- Troop 45: 9.5 mi
- Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Fort Southwest Point: 20.4 mi
- Lake Shore: 22.2 mi
- Roadside Table: 9.6 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 12.2 mi
- Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 16.8 mi
- Riverfront Park Shed: 19.5 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 4.3 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Cute: 22.2 mi
- Montgomery: 23.1 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 8.2 mi
- Sam: 9.1 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | SW 218° | 931 m | 7.6 mi |
| Dorton Knob | SW 226° | 910 m | 6.8 mi |
| Brady Mountain | WSW 237° | 893 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | SW 219° | 893 m | 6.1 mi |
| Luper Mountain | NE 45° | 833 m | 8.4 mi |
| Big Rock Mountain | NE 34° | 824 m | 3.8 mi |
| Thorny Mountain | NE 44° | 811 m | 6.2 mi |
| Ellis Mountain | NE 42° | 796 m | 6.6 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356788535
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