Cross Mountain (Tennessee)
Cross Mountain | |
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![]() Cross Mountain from Devil's Racetrack rock formation to the north. Interstate 75 is in the foreground. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,534 ft (1,077 m)[1] |
Prominence | 2,094 ft (638 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 36°11′54″N 84°13′50″W / 36.19833°N 84.23056°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Anderson and Campbell Counties, Tennessee, United States |
Parent range | Cumberland Mountains |
Cross Mountain is a mountain in the Cumberland Mountains in the U.S. state of Tennessee. At an elevation of 3,534 feet (1,077 m), it is the highest mountain in Tennessee that is not part of the Blue Ridge Province of the Appalachian Mountains.[1] It contains rich deposits of coal, and in 1911 was the site of one of the deadliest mining disasters in state history.[2]
Geography and geology
Cross Mountain is located in the southern Cumberland Mountains, part of the larger Appalachian Plateau province of the Appalachian Mountains.[1] It consists of a series of ridges, running roughly northeast-southwest. Its summit, known as The Flag Pole, reaches an elevation of 3,534 feet (1,077 m), is located on the border between Anderson and Campbell Counties, and contains multiple transmission antennas. Coal Creek, a tributary of the Clinch River, flows along the southeastern base of the Mountain. Slatestone Creek, flows westward down the slopes of Cross Mountain into Coal Creek. The communities of Briceville, Fraterville, and Rocky Top (formerly Lake City and originally Coal Creek) are located nearby. Cross Mountain is accessible via the Cumberland Trail.[3]
History
Prior to the settlement of Europeans, the land that contains Cross Mountain was occupied by the
References
- ^ a b c d e "Cross Mountain, Tennessee". Peakbagger. November 1, 2004. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ISBN 9781467141895– via Google Books.
- ^ "Anderson and Cross Mountains Section". cumberlandtrail.org. Cumberland Trails Conference. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
- ISBN 978-0-87049-285-3. Retrieved 2021-07-02 – via Internet Archive.
- ISBN 978-0-253-33985-0.
- ^ Speaks (2019), pp. 24–42