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Cross Mountain

Cross Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.74312, -85.06385

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
  • 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
Waterfalls: 31
  • 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
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 9
  • 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
Museums: 9
  • 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
Springs: 7
  • 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
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 5
  • 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
Rest areas: 2
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • CMRPOA Beach - Residents Only: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainENE 61°931 m5.5 mi
Dorton KnobNE 50°910 m6.0 mi
Bear Den MountainNE 56°893 m6.9 mi
Brady MountainNE 42°893 m7.8 mi
Black MountainNE 48°862 m12.8 mi
Big Rock MountainNE 45°824 m16.5 mi
Worthington KnobSSE 169°775 m3.8 mi
Gort KnobESE 109°774 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:52
June solstice05:2519:2220:00
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4715:5216:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596774787771604942
Precip in4.85.15.35.34.84.95.23.73.83.54.45.4

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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