Cross Mountain
Cross Mountain rises to 405 m in Tennessee. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the east-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Blalock Knob, a peak 2.9 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31668190, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 405 m
How to reach it
- On the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Blalock Knob: 2.9 mi
- Walker Knob: 2.9 mi
- Lee Knob: 3.2 mi
- Gort Knob: 3.5 mi
- Worthington Knob: 3.8 mi
- Cumberland Mountain Retreat: 6.1 mi
- Private Village Green - Residents Only: 6.7 mi
- Cold Springs Community Park: 7.7 mi
- Meadow Park Lake: 11.1 mi
- Cumberland Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Keaton Falls: 5.1 mi
- Stinging Fork Falls 60: 7.8 mi
- White Pine Cascades 28: 8.3 mi
- Deep Pool Cascades 8: 8.6 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 8.9 mi
- Indian Head Point Overlook: 7.7 mi
- Spider Den Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Brady Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Copper Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Shut-in Gap Road Area: 5.2 mi
- Hinch Mountain Area: 5.2 mi
- Head of Sequatchie Area: 5.2 mi
- Brady Mountain Area: 7.5 mi
- Stinging Fork Falls State Natural Area: 7.6 mi
- Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Clarence Darrow: 17.4 mi
- Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 17.4 mi
- William Jennings Bryan: 17.4 mi
- Troop 45: 17.9 mi
- Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 11.9 mi
- Native Stone Museum: 14.3 mi
- Military Memorial Museum: 14.3 mi
- Rhea County Museum: 17.4 mi
- Jane Manley Museum: 21.4 mi
- Dripping Spring: 9.9 mi
- Black Mountain Springhouse: 13.0 mi
- Mars Hill Spring: 13.3 mi
- Moulton Spring: 14.0 mi
- Holloway Spring: 21.0 mi
- Head of the Sequatchie River: 4.7 mi
- Virgin Falls Trailhead: 14.4 mi
- George's Hole: 16.8 mi
- Whale Face Rock: 17.2 mi
- Sunset Rock: 22.0 mi
- Spring City Railfan Spot: 11.9 mi
- Roadside Table: 12.5 mi
- Newton Ford Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- George's Hole: 16.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 6.6 mi
- Sam: 12.6 mi
- Cute: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Cross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinch Mountain | ENE 61° | 931 m | 5.5 mi |
| Dorton Knob | NE 50° | 910 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bear Den Mountain | NE 56° | 893 m | 6.9 mi |
| Brady Mountain | NE 42° | 893 m | 7.8 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 48° | 862 m | 12.8 mi |
| Big Rock Mountain | NE 45° | 824 m | 16.5 mi |
| Worthington Knob | SSE 169° | 775 m | 3.8 mi |
| Gort Knob | ESE 109° | 774 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:52 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pikeville, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1281704 — Cross Mountain, Bledsoe County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356797054
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