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Cumberland Plateau

Range Type	Highland or plateau
Highest Point	Hinch Mountain (3048 ft/929 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Kentucky (43%), Alabama (28%), Tennessee (26%), Mississippi (2%), Georgia (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	78,672 sq mi / 203,762 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	471 mi / 758 km North-South 353 mi / 569 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	35° 44' N; 85° 25' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Cumberland Plateau
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Cumberland Plateau.

Appalachian Plateaus	Level 3 (Parent)
Allegheny Plateau	Level 4 (Sibling)
Catskill Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Allegheny Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Cumberland Plateau	Level 4
Northern Cumberland Plateau	Level 5 (Child)
Central Cumberland Plateau	Level 5 (Child)
Southern Cumberland Plateau	Level 5 (Child)
Walden Ridge	Level 5 (Child)
Far Southern Appalachian Plateaus	Level 5 (Child)
Cumberland Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Cumberland Plateau

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Hinch Mountain	3048	929	Walden Ridge
2.	Brady Mountain	2920+	890+	Walden Ridge
3.	Black Mountain	2828	862	Walden Ridge
4.	Holloway Ridge	2680+	817+	Walden Ridge
5.	Clayton Knob	2460+	750+	Walden Ridge
6.	Lookout Mountain-High Point	2392	729	Far Southern Appalachian Plateaus
7.	Lockhart Lookout Tower	2382	726	Southern Cumberland Plateau
8.	Sequatchie County High Point	2380+	725+	Walden Ridge
9.	Carmel Benchmark	2231+	680+	Far Southern Appalachian Plateaus
10.	Jakes Mountain	2204	672	Southern Cumberland Plateau
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Hinch Mountain	3048	929	Walden Ridge
2.	Lookout Mountain-High Point	2392	729	Far Southern Appalachian Plateaus
3.	Lockhart Lookout Tower	2382	726	Southern Cumberland Plateau
4.	Green River Knob	1789	545	Central Cumberland Plateau
5.	Signal Knob Lookout	1640	500	Northern Cumberland Plateau

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