Cumberland Mountain (ridge)

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landform mountain ridge sandstone ridge

Cumberland Mountain is a prominent sandstone ridge forming part of the Cumberland Mountains along the Kentucky–Tennessee–Virginia border, noted for its steep escarpments and role as a natural barrier in the Appalachian region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cumberland Mountain 1
Cumberland Mountain (ridge) canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf landform ⓘ
mountain ridge ⓘ
sandstone ridge ⓘ
contains Cumberland Gap ⓘ
Pine Mountain gap system ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
drainageDivideFor Cumberland River ⓘ
surface form: Cumberland River basin

Tennessee Valley ⓘ
surface form: Tennessee River basin
ecoregion Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests ⓘ
formsBorderBetween Kentucky ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
geologicalComposition sandstone ⓘ
geologicalEra Pennsylvanian ⓘ
hasFeature cliffs ⓘ
narrow crest ⓘ
steep escarpments ⓘ
hasLandformType cuesta ⓘ
escarpment ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Cumberland Gap National Historical Park ⓘ
Cumberland Mountain State Park ⓘ
Pine Mountain State Resort Park ⓘ
hasVegetation mixed hardwood forest ⓘ
oak–hickory forest ⓘ
pine stands ⓘ
highestPoint High Knob (Cumberland Mountain) ⓘ
isNaturalBarrierIn Appalachian region ⓘ
knownFor role as natural barrier to westward expansion ⓘ
steep sandstone cliffs ⓘ
locatedIn Kentucky ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Virginia ⓘ
mountainRange Cumberland Mountains ⓘ
mountainSystem Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
orientation northeast–southwest ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Cumberland Mountains ⓘ
passesThrough Bell County, Kentucky ⓘ
Claiborne County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harlan County, Kentucky ⓘ
Lee County, Virginia ⓘ
region Appalachia ⓘ
surface form: Southern Appalachians
rockType Pennsylvanian sandstone ⓘ
separates Appalachian Valley ⓘ
Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
surface form: Cumberland Plateau
usedAs historical travel barrier ⓘ
migration route barrier ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cumberland Mountains → contains → Cumberland Mountain (ridge) ⓘ
Cumberland Gap → crosses → Cumberland Mountain (ridge) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Mountain