 National Park Service photograph of Cumberland Gap in winter. Image by , via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Cumberland Various ArtistsCumberland Gap Cumberland Gap Narrow pass through the Cumberland Mountains in the USA This article is about a mountain pass in the United States. For other uses, see Cumberland Gap (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Cumberland Narrows, a water gap near Cumberland, Maryland. The Cumberland Gap is a pass in the eastern United States through the long ridge of the Cumberland Mountains, within the Appalachian Mountains and near the tripoint of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. At an elevation of 1,631 feet (497 m) above sea level, it is famous in American colonial history for its role as a key passageway through the lower central Appalachians. Cumberland Mountains ridge line looking southwest, with Tennessee on the left and Kentucky on… (Source: Wikipedia)
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