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.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Black Mountain (Kentucky) 0
Cumberland Gap 0
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park 0
High Knob 0

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 (6)

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

Tennessee (eastern portion) → hasMountainRange → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ
Oliver Springs → hasNearbyFeature → Cumberland Mountains ⓘ
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
Cumberland Mountains → locatedIn → Cumberland Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: High Knob