Peak · Tennessee
Cross Mountain
Cross Mountain rises to 1,103 m in Tennessee. The Bald stands 1,420 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Carter County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31668227, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1103 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.48984, -81.97012
- 14.3 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 26.1 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Little Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Storyteller Rock · 27 mi
- Watauga View · 28 mi
- Calloway Peak · 28 mi
- Top Crag View · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rich Knob: 1.5 mi
- Locust Knob: 1.6 mi
- Delaney Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Locust Pole Knob: 4.3 mi
- Big Oak Mountain: 4.7 mi
Parks
- Kettlefoot Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Cherokee Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Kettlefoot Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Doe Mountain Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Observation Park: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Nick Grindstaff monument: 2.9 mi
- Old Doe Lookout Tower: 6.4 mi
- Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 9.0 mi
- gross/morrel homestead: 10.0 mi
- Another Way (ShortCut): 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Blue Hole Falls: 6.9 mi
- Gentry Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
- Whitetop Laurel Falls: 15.8 mi
- Laurel Falls: 17.6 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Backbone Rock: 11.2 mi
- Bee Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Cardens Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Pardee Point: 19.1 mi
- Flagpole Point: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 13
- Newman Basket Company: 14.2 mi
- Heartwood: 14.4 mi
- Hellbenders: 24.6 mi
- Doc Watson Statue: 24.6 mi
- Doc and Merle Watson: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 10
- Bristol Caverns: 9.3 mi
- Virginia Creeper Trail Visitor Ctr: 14.1 mi
- Where Trails Cross: 14.2 mi
- Wautauga Dam: 14.3 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 15.6 mi
Museums: 8
- Welcome Center and Museum: 9.3 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 13.9 mi
- Historical Society of Washington County: 15.1 mi
- Fields Penn 1860 House Museum: 15.2 mi
- William King Museum: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 7
- Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 14.5 mi
- Shady Grove Gardens & Nursery: 18.4 mi
- Watauga Extension Educational Garden: 24.3 mi
- Sustainable Development Civic Garden Project: 24.7 mi
- Fred Webb Jr. Outdoor Geology Laboratory and Rock Garden: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Potters Truck Stop: 6.9 mi
- Trials Playground: 7.6 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 15.6 mi
- Elk Knob Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 22.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Boiling Spring: 14.8 mi
- Cave Spring: 15.3 mi
- Brig Spring: 16.7 mi
- Hampton Spring: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Tater Hill Lake Basin Habitat Preservation: 20.3 mi
- Elk Valley Preserve: 22.2 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 23.1 mi
- Appalachian State University Nature Preserve: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Virginia Welcome Center: 16.7 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Cross Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bald | SE 136° | 1,420 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ESE 106° | 1,323 m | 14.4 mi |
| Leander Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,321 m | 14.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 83° | 1,318 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rich Knob | NNW 329° | 1,295 m | 1.5 mi |
| Grindstone Knob | E 80° | 1,282 m | 4.8 mi |
| Holston Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,264 m | 6.4 mi |
| Holston High Knob | WSW 249° | 1,261 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:12 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN City 2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1328000 — Cross Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356884488
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 14 mi
- Elizabethton · 18 mi
- Johnson City · 25 mi
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