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Cumberland Falls State Resort Park is a park located just southwest of Corbin, Kentucky, and is contained entirely within the Daniel Boone National Forest. [3] The park encompasses 1,657 acres (671 ha) and is named for its major feature, 68-foot-tall (21 m) Cumberland Falls .
Breaks Interstate Park is located about 5 miles (8 km) east of Elkhorn City, Kentucky.The park covers 4,500 acres (1,800 ha). The park's main feature, Breaks Canyon, is five miles long and ranges from 830 to 1,600 feet (250 to 490 m) deep.
Cumberland Falls is the second largest waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains, and the largest waterfall as measured by water volume in the Eastern United States, south of Niagara Falls. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The falls divides the river into two sections, the Upper and Lower, or "below the falls" section.
The Below the Falls section of the river includes a five-mile (8 km) long class 2–3 run that is ideal for families and beginner stage white water rafters and kayakers. Williamsburg is located 20 minutes away from the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River , a major tributary of the Cumberland River system and a class 3–4 whitewater canoeing ...
The Cumberland Gap is one of many passes in the Appalachian Mountains, but one of the few in the continuous Cumberland Mountain ridgeline. [2] It lies within Cumberland Gap National Historical Park and is located on the border of present-day Kentucky and Virginia, approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km) northeast of the tri-state marker with Tennessee.
The Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located at the border between Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, centered on the Cumberland Gap, a natural break in the Appalachian Mountains. The park lies in parts of Bell and Harlan counties in Kentucky, Claiborne County in Tennessee, and Lee County in
The Russell Fork [1] is a 51.9-mile-long (83.5 km) [2] tributary of the Levisa Fork in southwestern Virginia and southeastern Kentucky in the United States.Known for its whitewater, it rises in the Appalachian Mountains of southwest Virginia, in southern Buchanan County at the base of Big A Mountain, and flows northwest into Dickenson County.
The Southeast is the section of the nation where the Appalachian Mountains have their highest peaks. [9] In most cases the size of the water is smaller than the West, however, some of the finest whitewater in the East is here, especially good for kayakers. [10] Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Georgia- Urban whitewater, class I-V rapids. Short ...