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USGS physiographic map of Kentucky showing the location of the Knobs. The Knobs Region or The Knobs is located in the US state of Kentucky. It is a narrow, arc-shaped region consisting of hundreds of isolated hills. The region wraps around the southern and eastern parts of the Bluegrass region in the
Big Rivers Wildlife Management Area and State Forest [1] [2] Union and Crittenden counties Dewey Lake State Forest: Floyd County: Green River State Forest [1] [3] Henderson County: Kentenia State Forest [1] Harlan County: Kentucky Ridge State Forest [1] Bell County: Knobs State Forest and Wildlife Management Area [1] Bullitt County
It is also called the Cumberland Escarpment and forms the western edge of the Cumberland Plateau. It is largely located within the Daniel Boone National Forest, the original area of which was located to specifically include this rugged strip of land. Several significant natural areas in Kentucky are located within the escarpment zone.
The Red River Gorge is a canyon system on the Red River in east-central Kentucky, United States.Geologically it is part of the Pottsville Escarpment.. The gorge lies within the Daniel Boone National Forest and was subsequently designated the Red River Gorge Geological Area, an area of around 29,000 acres (12,000 ha; 120 km 2; 45 sq mi). [1]
The Daniel Boone National Forest (originally the Cumberland National Forest) is a national forest in Kentucky, United States. Established in 1937, it includes 708,000 acres (287,000 ha) of federally owned land within a 2,100,000-acre (850,000 ha) proclamation boundary. The name of the forest was changed in 1966 in honor of the explorer Daniel ...
The crest of the range forms the Kentucky and Virginia boundary from the Tennessee border to the Russell Fork River. [1] Variant names of the Cumberland Mountains include Cumberland Mountain, Cumberland Range, Ouasioto Mountains, Ouasiota Mountains, Laurel Mountain, and Pine Mountain. [1] They are named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. [2]
Knobs State Forest and Wildlife Management Area Terminus of the orange trail Location in the United States Show map of the United States Location in Kentucky Show map of Kentucky Location Bullitt County, Kentucky Nearest city Shepherdsville, Kentucky Coordinates 37°52′53″N 85°40′35″W / 37.88139°N 85.67639°W / 37.88139; -85.67639 Area 2,035 acres (8.24 km 2) Max ...
Breaks Interstate Park, also known as "the Breaks," is a bi-state state park located partly in southeastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia in the Jefferson National Forest, at the northeastern terminus of Pine Mountain. The land is managed by an interstate compact between the states of Virginia [3] and Kentucky. [4]