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UT's Landforms of Tennessee maps, photos, and GPS data ... Pages in category "Landforms of Tennessee" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The Cumberland Plateau rises to the west of the Tennessee Valley. This landform is part of the larger Appalachian Plateau, and is mostly covered by flat-topped tablelands. [13] The elevation of the Cumberland Plateau ranges from about 1,500 to 2,500 feet (460 to 760 m) above sea level, with an average elevation of approximately 2,000 feet (610 m).
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Maps; Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. TN-35-G, "Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN", 17 photos, 1 measured drawing, 13 data pages, 1 photo caption page
Landforms of Van Buren County, Tennessee (2 C, 1 P) W. Landforms of Warren County, Tennessee (1 C, 3 P) Landforms of Washington County, Tennessee (1 C)
The Tennessee River Gorge is a 26-mile (42 km) canyon formed by the Tennessee River known locally as Cash Canyon. It is the fourth largest river gorge in the Eastern United States. The gorge is cut into the Cumberland Plateau as the river winds its way into Alabama from Tennessee. The Tennessee River Gorge was also known as Walden Gorge.
The geology of Tennessee is as diverse as its landscapes. Politically, Tennessee is broken up into three Grand Divisions : East , Middle , and West Tennessee . [ 1 ] Physically, Tennessee is also separated into three main types of landforms: river valley plain, highlands and basins, and mountains.
U.S. Route 441 (US 441) stretches for 83.28 miles (134.03 km) through the mountains of East Tennessee, connecting Rocky Top with Knoxville, Sevierville, Gatlinburg, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, crossing into North Carolina at Newfound Gap.
East Tennessee's major landforms. East Tennessee is located within three major geological divisions of the Appalachian Mountains: the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border with North Carolina in the east; the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians (usually called the "Great Appalachian Valley" or "Tennessee Valley" [a]) in the center; and the Cumberland Plateau in the west, part of which is in Middle ...