The Blockade
The Blockade rises to 567 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Clouse Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31663162, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 567 m
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- South Cumberland Visitor Center: 3.4 mi
- Harton Park: 4.0 mi
- Grundy Forest State Natural Area: 5.2 mi
- Grundy Lakes Game Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Manigault Park: 8.4 mi
- Clouse Hill: 1.5 mi
- Tanyard Point: 3.3 mi
- West Ramsey: 3.4 mi
- East Ramsey: 3.9 mi
- Tip Top: 4.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Palisades: 5.4 mi
- Wild Boar Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Morgans Steep: 9.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.5 mi
- Hanes Hole Falls: 5.0 mi
- Black Canyon Falls: 5.1 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 5.2 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 5.2 mi
- Small Waterfall: 5.4 mi
- Cave Spring: 15.3 mi
- Schwoon Spring: 15.5 mi
- Wildcat Spring: 16.5 mi
- Dogwood Spring: 18.0 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 18.2 mi
- Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 5.6 mi
- Cowan Railroad Museum: 14.1 mi
- Park Office / Visitor Center / Museum / Gift Shop: 20.5 mi
- Lodge Museum of Cast Iron: 20.9 mi
- Hands-On Science Center: 21.4 mi
- Danny Cove: 12.5 mi
- Corn Maze: 19.9 mi
- South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital: 21.3 mi
- Russell Cave National Monument: 22.1 mi
- UH-1: 24.1 mi
- Savage Gulf State Park: 14.2 mi
- Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area: 14.5 mi
- May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 15.3 mi
- Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 16.2 mi
- Battle Creek Public Hunting Area: 18.0 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 4.3 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 4.4 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 21.4 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
- Rebel's Rest: 8.5 mi
- Memorial Cross: 9.8 mi
- B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 15.7 mi
- Judge M.M. Allison: 23.4 mi
- Dinah Shore Murals: 18.1 mi
- University of Tennessee Mural: 18.1 mi
- Tims Ford Lake Mural: 18.1 mi
- Franklin County Mural: 18.2 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Sewanee Natural Bridge: 11.4 mi
- Harvey's Garden: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of The Blockade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | ENE 74° | 715 m | 13.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ENE 77° | 703 m | 18.3 mi |
| Lockhart Hill | ENE 60° | 694 m | 22.3 mi |
| Price Mountain | ENE 60° | 689 m | 21.0 mi |
| Stocker Hill | ENE 72° | 654 m | 11.1 mi |
| Clouse Hill | E 101° | 634 m | 1.5 mi |
| West Ramsey | ESE 117° | 627 m | 3.4 mi |
| Scott Hill | E 85° | 623 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:56 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monteagle, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356779015
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