Highland Rim District Cross-Section

This diagram shows a cross-section of the districts in the Highland Rim Physiographic Section and their relationship to the underlying geology. Blue lines indicate named rock formations.

Geologic cross-section of the Tennessee River and surrounding landforms showing rock layers beneath Moulton Valley, Little Mountain, the Highland Rim, and the Cumberland Plateau.
Courtesy ofMike Neilson
Geologic cross-section of the Tennessee River and surrounding landforms showing rock layers beneath Moulton Valley, Little Mountain, the Highland Rim, and the Cumberland Plateau.