NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Clinch Mountain

Clinch Mountain is a ridge in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia, lying in the ridge-and-valley Appalachians. It runs in a general east-northeasterly direction from near Blaine, Tennessee to Garden Mountain near Burkes Garden, Virginia. A ridge is a geological feature that features a continuous elevational crest for some distance. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area Ranked 36th - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 kmÂ²) - Width 120 miles (195 km) - Length 440 miles (710 km) - % water 2. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area Ranked 35th - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 kmÂ²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 430 miles (690 km) - % water 7. ... The Ridge-and-valley Appalachians are a belt within the Appalachian Mountains extending from northern New Jersey westward into Pennsylvania and southward into Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia. ... Blaine is a city located in Grainger County, Tennessee. ...

The following crossings of Clinch Mountain can be made, from southwest to northeast:

Tennessee

State Route 61 connects Blaine with Luttrell just south of the ridge.
Mountain Road connects Joppa and Powder Springs via Powder Spring Gap.
U.S. Highway 25E (State Route 32) connects Rock Haven and Thorn Hill via Beans Gap.
State Route 31 connects Spruce Pine and the settlement of Flat Gap via Flat Gap.
State Route 66 connects Klondike and Lee Valley via Big War Gap.
State Route 70 connects Alumwell and Frog Level via Little War Gap.

Virginia

The ex-Clinchfield Railroad (CSX Transportation) connects Kermit and Speers Ferry via the Clinch Mountain Tunnel.
U.S. Route 23/U.S. Route 58/U.S. Route 421 and the Appalachia Division of the Norfolk Southern Railway connect Weber City and Gate City via Moccasin Gap.
State Route 612 connects Mendota and Collinwood via Fugate Gap.
U.S. Route 19/U.S. Route 58 Alternate connects Holston and Hansonville via Little Moccasin Gap.
State Route 80 connects the settlement of Hayters Gap and Rockdell via Hayters Gap.
State Route 91 connects Tannersville and Maiden Spring via an unnamed crossing.
State Route 16 connects Asberrys and Benbow via an unnamed crossing.

Blaine is a city located in Grainger County, Tennessee. ... Luttrell is a town located in Union County, Tennessee. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting mark CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the CSX Corporation. ... Norfolk Southern Headquarters Norfolk, Virginia. ... Weber City is a town located in Scott County, Virginia. ... Gate City is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. ... Mendota is a community in Washington County, South Western Virginia. ...

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