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Black Mountain

Black Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Black Mountain rises to 649 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonner Knob, a peak 1.0 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31662976, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
649 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.51257, -85.47692

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 44
  • Savage Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Horsepound Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Suter Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Piney Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
Parks: 35
Historic sites: 8
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 15.9 mi
  • Mining Ruins: 21.7 mi
  • Site #1 - Fibrothers Mine: 22.7 mi
  • Site #10 - Jeffery Home Site: 22.7 mi
  • Site #2 - Ore Car Path: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 7
  • M113: 11.7 mi
  • UH-1: 11.7 mi
  • Jeep: 11.7 mi
  • George's Hole: 12.7 mi
  • Whale Face Rock: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Savage Gulf State Park: 10.5 mi
  • Cartter Patten Easement: 19.9 mi
  • North Chick Corridor: 21.8 mi
  • Cumberland Spring Area: 23.9 mi
  • Laurel-Snow State Natural Area: 24.5 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Newton Ford Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • George's Hole: 12.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Schwoon Spring: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Saddleback Platform: 12.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainSSW 210°715 m12.9 mi
Bunker HillS 189°703 m10.8 mi
Lockhart HillS 182°694 m3.7 mi
Buck KnobSE 124°693 m12.5 mi
Price MountainSSW 198°689 m4.4 mi
Flat MountainS 174°684 m6.7 mi
Jakes MountainNW 322°670 m1.5 mi
Wolfpen MountainSSE 165°664 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2819:2320:01
September equinox06:3118:0718:40
December solstice06:4815:5416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556370747367574639
Precip in5.45.26.25.44.85.05.23.84.33.44.65.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fall Creek Falls SP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1277584 — Black Mountain, Sequatchie County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356788530

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