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Cumberland Mountains is a region in the southeastern section of the Appalachian Mountains. It is located in western Virginia, eastern edges of Kentucky, and mid-eastern Tennessee. Its largest peak is Black Mountain which is located in Harlan County, Kentucky.

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Cumberland Gap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (627 words)
	The Cumberland Gap is a pass across the Cumberland Mountains region of the Appalachian Mountains.
	As the main east-west gap in the mountains, it was an important part of the Wilderness Road, an old Indian path which Daniel Boone widened with 35 axmen, thus opening up the western frontiers of Kentucky and Tennessee for pioneer settlement.
	The 12-mile long Cumberland Gap consists of four geologic features: (1) the Yellow Creek valley, (2) the natural gap in the Cumberland Mountain ridge, (3) the eroded gap in the Pine Mountain and (4) the 3-mile diameter impact crater in which Middlesboro, Kentucky is located.

Cumberland Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (136 words)
	Cumberland Mountains is a region in the southeastern section of the Appalachian Mountains.
	It is located in western Virginia, eastern edges of Kentucky, and eastern middle Tennessee, including the Crab Orchard Mountains.
	above mean sea level is Black Mountain which is located near Lynch in Harlan County, Kentucky.

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