Tri-State Peak Explained

Tri-State Peak
Elevation Ft:1990
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Bell County, Kentucky, Claiborne County, Tennessee, and Lee County, Virginia, United States
Range:Cumberland Mountains
Coordinates:36.6008°N -83.6744°W
Easiest Route:Tri-State Peak Trail

Tri-State Peak is a mountain located in the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, near the "saddle" of the gap. It gets its name from being on the tripoint of the state of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.

The elevation at the tri-state marker is 1990feet.[2] The marker can be accessed via the "tri-state peak trail," (via connections with the Gap trail and the Object Lesson Road trail) and is about 1.2miles from the park's visitor's center.[3]

The site also includes a marker denoting the location as being on the "Royal Colonial Boundary of 1665," which was marked by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

See also

Notes and References

  1. United States Geological Survey . United States Geological Survey . 2016 . Middlesboro South . PDF . Topographic map . 7.5 Minute Series . 1:24,000 . Reston, VA . United States Geological Survey . October 21, 2020.
  2. Web site: Tri-State Peak at Cumberland Gap. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070210053451/http://www.nps.gov/archive/cuga/tristate.htm. 2007-02-10.
  3. Web site: Trails at Cumberland Gap. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070210052303/http://www.nps.gov/archive/cuga/trails.htm. 2007-02-10.