Cumberland Mountains

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mountain pass mountain range

The Cumberland Mountains are a rugged section of the Appalachian Mountains known for their forested plateaus, deep gorges, and rich coal and natural gas resources spanning parts of the southeastern United States.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cumberland Mountains canonical	22
Appalachian Mountains (portion)	1
Mountains of Kentucky	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain pass ⓘ mountain range ⓘ
contains	Black Mountain (Kentucky) ⓘ Cumberland Gap ⓘ Cumberland Gap National Historical Park ⓘ Cumberland Mountain (ridge) ⓘ Pine Mountain Ridge ⓘ surface form: Pine Mountain
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	Interstate 75 ⓘ U.S. Route 25E NERFINISHED ⓘ
drainage	Cumberland River ⓘ surface form: Cumberland River basin Ohio River ⓘ surface form: Ohio River basin Tennessee River ⓘ surface form: Tennessee River basin
ecoregion	Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests ⓘ
elevation	1263 meters ⓘ 1268 meters ⓘ
geologicalProvince	Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
geology	coal seams ⓘ sandstone ⓘ sedimentary rock ⓘ shale ⓘ
highestPoint	High Knob ⓘ
historicalSignificance	barrier to early westward expansion in the United States ⓘ migration route through Cumberland Gap ⓘ
knownFor	coal resources ⓘ deep gorges ⓘ forested plateaus ⓘ natural gas resources ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ
locatedIn	Cumberland Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Cumberland Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Cumberland Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Cumberland Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ Southern United States ⓘ surface form: southeastern United States
manages	Cumberland Gap ⓘ
partOf	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ Appalachian coalfield ⓘ
rangeOf	Appalachian Plateau ⓘ surface form: Cumberland Plateau
usedFor	coal mining ⓘ natural gas extraction ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ timber production ⓘ
vegetation	deciduous forest ⓘ mixed hardwood forest ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

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

Tennessee (eastern portion) → hasMountainRange → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Cumberland Mountains → locatedIn → Cumberland Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: High Knob

Cumberland Mountains → locatedIn → Cumberland Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Black Mountain (Kentucky)

Cumberland Mountains → locatedIn → Cumberland Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Cumberland Gap

Cumberland Mountains → locatedIn → Cumberland Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

Oliver Springs → hasNearbyFeature → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians → contains → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Rocky Top, Tennessee → region → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Virginia–West Virginia boundary → follows → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Cumberland County, Tennessee → namedAfter → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

High Knob → hasViewOf → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Cumberland Mountain (ridge) → partOf → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Cumberland Mountain (ridge) → mountainRange → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Black Mountain (Kentucky) → partOf → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Black Mountain (Kentucky) → range → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Black Mountain (Kentucky) → category → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mountains of Kentucky

Cumberland Gap → locatedIn → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Cumberland Gap → mountainRange → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Carter County, Tennessee → contains → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Appalachian Mountains (portion)

Claiborne County, Tennessee → hasLandscapeFeature → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Panther Creek State Park → hasViewOf → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Big Stone Gap, Virginia → region → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

Frozen Head State Park area → locatedIn → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Frozen Head State Park

Oneida, Tennessee → hasNearbyLandform → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ