Clinch Mountain
| Clinch Mountain | |
|---|---|
U.S. Route 25 on Clinch Mountain, c. 2008 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,689 ft (1,429 m)(Beartown Mountain summit) |
| Coordinates | 36°26′N 82°58′W / 36.433°N 82.967°W |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Appalachian Mountains, Ridge-and-valley Appalachians |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1775 by Daniel Boone and William Bean |
| Easiest route | US 25E/SR 32 in Grainger County, Tennessee |
Clinch Mountain is a mountain ridge in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia, located within the ridge-and-valley section of the Appalachian Mountains. The ridge runs generally east-northeasterly from its southern terminus at Kitts Point (at the intersection of Knox, Union, and Grainger counties near Blaine, Tennessee) to Garden Mountain near Burke's Garden, Virginia. It separates the Clinch River basin to the north and the Holston River basin to the south.