This map shows the location of the Cumberland Plateau Physiographic Section in northeastern Alabama. It consists of flat-topped, high-elevation plateaus separated by deep, steep-sided valleys created by differential erosion of the underlying rocks.
Location of Cumberland Plateau
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Courtesy of the University of Alabama Cartographic Laboratory
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