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The Cumberland Plateau is a deeply dissected plateau, with topographic relief commonly of about 400 feet (120 metres), and frequent sandstone outcroppings and bluffs.. At Kentucky's Pottsville Escarpment, which is the transition from the Cumberland Plateau to the Bluegrass in the north and the Pennyrile in the south, there are many spectacular cliffs, gorges, rockhouses, natural bridges, and ...
Kentucky's regions (click on image for color-coding information) Kentucky can be divided into five primary regions: the Cumberland Plateau in the east, which contains much of the historic coal mines; the north-central Bluegrass region, where the major cities and the state capital (Frankfort) are located; the south-central and western Pennyroyal Plateau (also known as the Pennyrile or ...
Kentucky Route 21 also runs through the city as well, leading east 6 mi (9.7 km) to Bighill and northwest 10 mi (16 km) to Paint Lick. Berea is located on the border of the Cumberland Plateau. The area has a mountainous appearance, but most outcroppings in the area have a maximum elevation of 2,500 feet or 760 metres.
The Pennyroyal Plateau or Pennyroyal Region, often spelled Pennyrile, [1] is a large physiographic region of Kentucky that features rolling hills, caves, and karst topography in general. It is named for Hedeoma pulegioides (the American pennyroyal), a wild mint that grows in the area.
The unglaciated plateau extends southwestward into eastern Kentucky and Tennessee, where it is called the Cumberland Plateau. Canisteo River Valley from Pinnacle State Park . Glaciation in this area of the plateau removed the sharp relief that is seen in unglaciated areas of the plateau.
Kentucky's newest weather predictor has big shoes to fill after Major, 10, dies on Groundhog Day. Gannett. Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal. February 5, 2024 at 8:17 AM.
From Kentucky the elevation drops down to 500 feet in northwestern Alabama. The plateau has a slight slant towards the northwest, making it higher on the eastern side. [2] A large portion of the plateau is a coalfield, which was formed approximately 320 million years ago during the Pennsylvanian Age. [3]
The weather service said a “major severe weather outbreak” is possible Sunday in Western Kentucky, with one round of storms in the morning and another in the afternoon and evening.