Cumberland Mountains

subrange of the Appalachian Mountains in the United States
Place mountain_range Q1143699
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Summary

Cumberland Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cumberland Mountains is located in Tennessee[3].
  • Cumberland Mountains is located in West Virginia[4].
  • Cumberland Mountains is located in Virginia[5].
  • Cumberland Mountains is located in Kentucky[6].
  • Cumberland Mountains is in the country of United States[7].
  • Cumberland Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[8].
  • Cumberland Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Cumberland Mountains[9].
  • Cumberland Mountains's highest point is recorded as High Knob[10].
  • Cumberland Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 36.6, 'longitude': -83.67}[11].
  • Cumberland Mountains's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • Cumberland Mountains's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[13].
  • Cumberland Mountains's length is recorded as {'amount': '+210'}[14].
  • Cumberland Mountains sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1287'}[15].
  • Cumberland Mountains's width is recorded as {'amount': '+20'}[16].
  • Cumberland Mountains's mountain range is recorded as Appalachian Mountains[17].

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Geography

Cumberland Mountains is in the country of United States[7]. Located in include Tennessee[3], an U.S. state[18], in United States[19], founded in 1796[20]; West Virginia[4], an U.S. state[21], in United States[22], founded in 1863[23]; Virginia[5], an U.S. state[24], in United States[25], founded in 1788[26]; and Kentucky[6], an U.S. state[27], in United States[28], founded in 1792[29].

Physical Characteristics

Cumberland Mountains sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1287'}[15]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+210'}[14].

Designation and Status

Cumberland Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cumberland Mountains include Cumberland County[30], a county of Tennessee[31], in United States[32], founded in 1855[33].

Why It Matters

Cumberland Mountains ranks in the top 5% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Cumberland County[30], a county of Tennessee[31], in United States[32], founded in 1855[33].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mountain range → Appalachian Mountains
    Instance of → mountain range
    Highest point → High Knob
    Located in → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: cumberland-mountains, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289924074|cumberland mountains (#289924074)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/79"
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