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The Blockade

The Blockade, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.29786, -85.82248

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Cliffs: 23
Waterfalls: 21
  • 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
Springs: 12
  • 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
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Attractions: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
  • 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
Picnic sites: 2
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainENE 74°715 m13.6 mi
Bunker HillENE 77°703 m18.3 mi
Lockhart HillENE 60°694 m22.3 mi
Price MountainENE 60°689 m21.0 mi
Flat MountainENE 68°684 m21.7 mi
Stocker HillENE 72°654 m11.1 mi
Clouse HillE 101°634 m1.5 mi
West RamseyESE 117°627 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:55
June solstice05:3019:2420:02
September equinox06:3218:0818:42
December solstice06:4915:5616:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566471747368574739
Precip in5.75.86.36.35.35.86.44.84.64.15.26.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monteagle, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356779015

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