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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]
The Cumberland Plateau. The Cumberland Plateau begins near Birmingham, Alabama, and crosses the extreme northwest corner of Georgia before entering Tennessee just to the west of Chattanooga. Northwest of Knoxville, the plateau becomes highly dissected due to erosion, and the region—although geologically still a plateau—is called the ...
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Oct 6, 2006 · Appalachian Plateau Geologic Province. Located in the northwest corner of Georgia, Sand, Lookout, and Pigeon mountains belong to the geologic province known as the Appalachian, or Cumberland, Plateau. This plateau extends continuously from New York to Alabama and forms the western boundary of the Appalachian Mountains.
The rocks that now form the cap of the Cumberland Plateau were laid down in a ancient shal low sea over 350 million years ago, during the Mississippian (360- 320 million years ago) and the Pennsylvanian (320 - 296 million years ago) periods of geologic time. These sediments were deposited in horizontal layers thousands of feet thick.
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The three principal features of the Cumberland Plateau in Georgia are Sand Mountain (also known as Raccoon Mountain), Pigeon Mountain, and Lookout Mountain. A vast network of caves can be found at Lookout Mountain, including Ellison’s Cave, which is the deepest cave to the east of the Mississippi River.
The Cumberland Plateau and the Valley and Ridge Northwest Georgia is here divided into four parts—the Cumberland Plateau, the Chickamauga Valley, the Armuchee Ridges, and the Great Valley. The Chickamauga Valley, Armuchee Ridges, and Great Valley are collectively known as the Valley and Ridge.
Jul 16, 2021 · 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, and is underlain with limestone and coal deposits.
