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Camp Creek was recorded in land records as early as 1788. "For 10 pounds per 100 acres" – to Michael Box 150 acres in Greene County on south side of Nolichucky River on Camp Creek, both sides of Camp Creek, adjoining Thomas Davis, Lewis Morgan, David Reynolds. Samuel Johnston at Fairfield, 11 Jul 1788. From: [2]
This range straddles Greene's border with North Carolina, and includes the county's two highest points: Gravel Knob, which rises to over 4,840 feet (1,480 m), and 4,844-foot (1,476 m) Camp Creek Bald (it's uncertain which is higher due to lack of an exact measurement for Gravel Knob's elevation). [9]
Short Mountain is a mountain-sized monadnock that is the highest point in Cannon County, Tennessee and the Nashville metropolitan area.It is surrounded by the Highland Rim to the north, east and south but is an outlier of the Cumberland Plateau, evidenced by its sandstone caprock reaching over 2,000 feet (610 meters) in elevation; [1] this makes it the westernmost part of Tennessee with an ...
This is a list of United States National Parks by elevation. Most of America's national parks are located in mountainous areas. ... Snake Creek 6,195 feet (1,888 m ...
David Crockett Birthplace State Park (previously called Davy Crockett Birthplace State Historic Park) is a state park in Greene County, Tennessee, United States.Situated along the Nolichucky River, the park consists of 105 acres (0.42 km 2) centered on the traditional birthplace of legendary Tennessee frontiersman, soldier, and politician Davy Crockett (1786-1836).
The average elevation of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Tennessee is 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above sea level. The state's border with North Carolina roughly follows the highest peaks of this range, including Kuwohi, the state's highest point.
To be included on the list, a place needs to be an incorporated municipality (i.e. a city, town, or village) and it needs to be at an elevation of 3,000 feet (914 m) or higher. In the United States, settlements above 3,000 feet are found primarily on the High Plains , in the Rocky Mountains , and in Western North Carolina .
The moderately-steep grade is about four miles (6.4 km) long. Near the top, the Interstate reaches an elevation of 1,000 feet (300 m) for the first time in Tennessee, close to Silver Point. [30] The highway then curves northeast and begins a concurrency with SR 56, which connects to Smithville and McMinnville to the south. [12]