| Cumberland Mountains | |
|---|---|
 View of Cross Mountain, the highest summit of the Cumberland Mountains in Tennessee | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | High Knob |
| Elevation | 4,223 ft (1,287 m) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 131 mi (211 km) |
| Width | 20 mi (32 km) |
| Geography | |
 Map showing the Cumberland Mountains in orange | |
| Country | United States |
| States | |
| Range coordinates | 36°36′14″N 83°40′27″W / 36.6038°N 83.6742°W |
The Cumberland Mountains are a mountain range in the southeastern section of the Appalachian Mountains. They are located in western Virginia, southwestern West Virginia, the eastern edges of Kentucky, and eastern middle Tennessee, including the Crab Orchard Mountains.[1] Their highest peak, with an elevation of 4,223 feet (1,287 m) above mean sea level, is High Knob, which is located near Norton, Virginia.
According to the USGS, the Cumberland Mountain range is 131 miles (211 km) long and 20 miles (32 km) wide, bounded by the Russell Fork on the northeast, the Pound River and Powell River on the southeast, Cove Creek on the southwest, and Tackett Creek, the Cumberland River, Poor Fork Cumberland River, and Elkhorn Creek on the northwest. The crest of the range forms the Kentucky and Virginia boundary from the Tennessee border to the Russell Fork River.[1]
Variant names of the Cumberland Mountains include Cumberland Mountain, Cumberland Range, Ouasioto Mountains, Ouasiota Mountains, Laurel Mountain, and Pine Mountain.[1] They are named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.[2]
The Cumberland Mountains range includes Pine Mountain, Cross Mountain, Cumberland Mountain, Log Mountain, Little Black Mountain, and Black (Big Black) Mountain, as well as others.
- ^ a b c "Cumberland Mountain Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.