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Central Cumberland Plateau

Range Type	Geographically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Green River Knob (1789 ft/545 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Kentucky (88%), Tennessee (11%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	25,081 sq mi / 64,960 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	178 mi / 287 km North-South 288 mi / 464 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	37° 27' N; 85° 53' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Central 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 Central Cumberland Plateau.

Cumberland Plateau	Level 4 (Parent)
Northern Cumberland Plateau	Level 5 (Sibling)
Central Cumberland Plateau	Level 5
Southern Cumberland Plateau	Level 5 (Sibling)
Walden Ridge	Level 5 (Sibling)
Far Southern Appalachian Plateaus	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Central Cumberland Plateau

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Green River Knob	1789	545
2.	Laurel County High Point	1760+	536+
3.	Owsley County High Point	1720+	524+
4.	Cutoff Mountain	1685	514
5.	Bear Mountain	1660+	506+
6.	Cruse Ridge	1640+	500+
7.	Cruse Ridge	1633	498
8.	Pinnacle Knob	1597	487
9.	Indian Fort Mountain	1552	473
10.	West Indian Fort Mountain Peak	1551	473
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Central Cumberland Plateau

Indian Fort Mountain-East Pinnacle

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One of the nice overlooks at the top of East Pinnacle (2015-04-29). Photo by William Musser.
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Pilot Rock-West Slope

The northward view from the highest point in Christian County, KY. You guessed it = it's a "liner"! (2016-03-12). Photo by Jobe Wymore.
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