Cross Mountain (Tennessee)

Cross Mountain
Cross Mountain from Devil's Racetrack rock formation to the north. Interstate 75 is in the foreground.
Highest point
Elevation3,534 ft (1,077 m)[1]
Prominence2,094 ft (638 m)[1]
Coordinates36°11′54″N 84°13′50″W / 36.19833°N 84.23056°W / 36.19833; -84.23056[1]
Geography
Cross Mountain is located in Tennessee
Cross Mountain
Cross Mountain
Location in Tennessee, United States
LocationAnderson and Campbell Counties, Tennessee, United States
Parent rangeCumberland 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]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference peakbagger1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Speaks, Dewaine A. (August 5, 2019). Historic Disasters of East Tennessee. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 128–139. ISBN 9781467141895 – via Google Books.