Map showing the Cumberland Plateau in yellow as defined by Bailey's ecoregions. The Cumberland Plateau is the southern part of the Appalachian Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. It includes much of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, and portions of northern Alabama and northwest Georgia. [1]

Cumberland Plateau, westernmost of three divisions of the Appalachian Mountains, U.S., extending southwestward for 450 miles (725 km) from southern West Virginia to northern Alabama. The plateau is 40 to 50 miles (65 to 80 km) wide and lies between the Appalachian Ridge and Valley region to the east and the rolling plains to the west.

Average elevation: 1,417 ft • Cumberland Plateau, Morgan County, East Tennessee, Tennessee, United States • Visualization and sharing of free topographic maps.

2021年7月16日 · The Cumberland Plateau is the world’s longest plateau of hardwood forest, measuring 40 to 50 miles long. Fifty eight of the species living the plateau are considered threatened or endangered. The plateau is mainly sandstone, …

Free printable topographic map of Cumberland Plateau (aka Appalachian Plateau and Cumberland Mountains) in Morgan County, TN including photos, elevation & GPS coordinates.

Rising over 1000 feet above the region around it, the Cumberland Plateau is a large, flat-topped tableland. Deceptively rugged, the Plateau has often acted as a barrier to man and nature’s attempts to overcome it. The Plateau is characterized by rugged terrain, a moderate climate, and abundant rainfall.

Map showing the Cumberland Plateau in yellow as defined by Bailey's ecoregions. The Cumberland Plateau is the southern Appalachian or Cumberland Plateau in the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. The Plateau includes parts of Kentucky and Tennessee, northern Alabama and northwest Georgia. [1]

The Upper Cumberland Plateau is bracketed on the west by the western escarpment of the plateau; on the east by the eastern escarpment consisting of Walden Ridge and Cumberland Mountain; on the south by Interstate 40; and on the north by …

Rising over 1,000 feet (305 m) above the surrounding landscape, the Cumberland Plateau is a deeply dissected plateau with roughly 400 feet (122 m) of topographic relief and many sandstone outcroppings and bluffs.

2021年2月23日 · The Cumberland Plateau is about 300 meters (1000 feet) above sea level and is characterized as a "dissected plateau," split by a multitude of rocky ridges and steep ravines and gorges carved by water in the shale and sandstone.