Tri-State Peak

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 tri-point of the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.

The elevation at the tri-state marker is 1,990 feet (607 m).[1] 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 1.2 miles from the park's visitor's center.[2]

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.

Tri-State Peak marker

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nps.gov/archive/cuga/tristate.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.nps.gov/archive/cuga/trails.htm

Coordinates: 36°36′03″N 83°40′28″W / 36.60083°N 83.67444°W


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