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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.
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.
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 ...
Pine Mountain is a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains running through Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. It extends about 125 miles from near Pioneer, Tennessee, to a location near Elkhorn City, Kentucky. Birch Knob, the highest point, is 3,273 feet (998 m) above sea level and is located on the Kentucky-Virginia border.
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 ...
USGS physiographic map of Kentucky showing the location of the Knobs. The Knobs Region or The Knobs is located in the US state of Kentucky. It is a narrow, arc-shaped region consisting of hundreds of isolated hills. The region wraps around the southern and eastern parts of the Bluegrass region in the