Short Mountain (Tennessee)
| Short Mountain | |
|---|---|
Short Mountain Short Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,074 ft (632 m) |
| Prominence | 1,002 ft (305 m) |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 35°51′55″N 85°58′37″W / 35.86528°N 85.97694°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | |
| Parent range | Cumberland Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Short Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Inselberg |
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; this makes it the westernmost part of Tennessee with an elevation over 2,000 feet (610 meters). Nearby Little Short Mountain to the east and Sugar Tree Knob to the west also stand well over 1,400 feet (427 meters) above sea level, and Little Short Mountain is even still high enough above nearby river valleys in the Nashville Basin to qualify as a Class 6 mountain, but they do not have sandstone caprock nor reach the height Short Mountain does.