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Cross Mountain

Cross Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cross Mountain rises to 1,075 m in Tennessee. The Flag Pole stands 1,075 m to the north, less than a tenth of a mile off. Norris Freeway passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

Cross Mountain is a mountain in the Cumberland Mountains in the U.S. state of Tennessee. At an elevation of 3,534 feet (1,077 m), it is the highest mountain in Tennessee that is not part of the Blue Ridge Province of the Appalachian Mountains. It contains rich deposits of coal, and in 1911 was the site of one of the deadliest mining disasters in state history.

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Wikidata Q31668209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1075 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.19813, -84.23076

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 38
  • Why Miners Fought: 3.5 mi
  • Convict Lease System: 3.6 mi
  • Coal Creek War: 3.6 mi
  • Village of Brothers: 3.6 mi
  • Itinerant Miners' Cemetery: 3.6 mi
Museums: 23
Cliffs: 9
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 8.2 mi
  • Abandoned Train: 9.1 mi
  • Aspire: 9.4 mi
  • Train Cars: 14.6 mi
  • Winona General Store: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Massengil Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Herron Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Love's Creek Spring: 24.0 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emory Gap Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Debord Falls: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Saratoga Pavillion: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Cross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The Flag PoleN 0°1,075 m0.0 mi
Redoak MountainSW 229°1,027 m1.6 mi
Big FodderstackWSW 239°1,013 m12.1 mi
Buffalo MountainWSW 240°1,008 m5.1 mi
Hurricane MountainNNW 337°1,007 m6.1 mi
Stallion MountainWSW 254°1,007 m12.3 mi
Pilot MountainSSW 213°993 m4.1 mi
Burge MountainW 262°993 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2120:2020:58
September equinox07:2619:0219:35
December solstice07:4516:4717:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566471747468574638
Precip in5.15.45.55.84.34.95.44.34.13.44.05.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356844590

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