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 tripoint of the state of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cumberland Gap and Cumberland Gap Tunnel.

Cumberland Gap

Mountain saddle

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The Cumberland Gap is a pass in the eastern United States through the long ridge of the Cumberland Mountains, within the Appalachian Mountains and near the tripoint of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee.

Cumberland Gap Tunnel

Tunnel

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The Cumberland Gap Tunnel is a dual-bore, four lane vehicular tunnel that carries U.S. Route 25E under Cumberland Gap National Historical Park near the intersection of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Gap Cave

Cave

Gap Cave is located just underneath Pinnacle Overlook in the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Claiborne County, TN. The entrance to the cave is at the tristate area of Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky, just over the border into Virginia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cumberland Gap and Harrogate.

Cumberland Gap

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Cumberland Gap is a town in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 313 at the 2020 census, and estimated to be 315 in 2023. The town is located below the Cumberland Gap, a historic mountain pass for which is the town's namesake, and inside of the boundaries of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.

Harrogate

Town

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Harrogate is the largest city in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. It is adjacent to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The community has been known as "Harrogate" since the 19th century, but did not incorporate by that name until 1993.

Middlesboro

Town

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Middlesboro is a home rule-class city in Bell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,334 at the 2010 U.S. census, while its micropolitan area had a population of 69,060.

Tri-State Peak

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,991 feet
Description: Landmark
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Bell County, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.60136° or 36° 36′ 5″ north

Longitude

-83.67525° or 83° 40′ 31″ west

Elevation

1,991 feet (607 metres)

Open location code

868RJ82F+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358608930

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4311250

Wikidata ID

Q7839758

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Tri-State Peak” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Tri-State Peak (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Kentucky)”
Cebuano: “Tri-State Peak”
Dutch: “Tri-State Peak”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tri-State Point and Cumberland Gap Post Office.

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