Cumberland Mountains

The Cumberland Mountains form a chain of long ridges on the southeastern edge of the Appalachian highlands. Pine Mountain runs along the northern side of the range, ending near the deep gorge cut by the Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River. To the south and east lie the valleys of the Pound and Powell rivers. Forested slopes and intervening hollows give the mountain country its folded appearance, while streams find their way around and through the ridges.