Powell Moutain Overlook Traditional Cache
Manville Possum: Archived.
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Powell Moutain, along the Great Warriors Path/Wilderness Road near the Lee/Scott County Line. The purpose of this cache placement is to educate geocachers and others about the heritage of our area that was a gateway to the west for early white settlers. To the north of here one can see the valley of Wallen's Creek, which forms a basin at the juncture of Wallen's Ridge. The northern end of Kane's Gap is at its head, and the Wilderness Trail winds down off of the mountain along its flanks.
Powell Mountain (or "Powells Mountain") is a mountain ridge of the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians of the Appalachian Mountains. It is a long and narrow ridge, running northeast to southwest, from about Norton, Virginia to near Tazewell, Tennessee. It separates the Clinch River basin and the Powell River basin of Powell Valley.
Its elevation averages between 1,500 to 2,500 feet (457 to 762 meters), with its highest points above 3,000 feet (914 meters). The highest point is Bowling Knob (3,557 feet, 1,084 meters), near the northern end of the mountain.
Powell Mountain is about 60 miles long (97 km). It is broken by one stream only, the North Fork Clinch River. North of the river, the mountain is less well-defined as a ridge and merges with Stone Mountain and other mountains near the headwaters of Powell River.
The southern part of Powell Mountain is paralleled on the south by Newman Ridge and Stone Ridge. Between Powell Mountain and these ridges is Snake Hollow and the headwaters of Blackwater Creek. This area is known for its historic Melungeon population.
Powell Mountain is crossed by U.S. Route 58, called "Daniel Boone Trail Highway". The original Wilderness Road crossed the mountain nearby, at Kanes Gap.
Beside the large water gap of the North Fork Clinch River, there are numerous wind gaps. Some of the named gaps, from south to north, include: Fugate Gap, Gibson Gap, Mulberry Gap (used by State Route 63), Bryson Gap, Sally Gap, Hunter Gap (used by State Route 70), Kanes Gap, Elisha Lick Gap, and Beaverdam Gap.
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