Location of Cumberland Plateau

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.

Map of Alabama physiographic regions showing the Highland Rim, Cumberland Plateau, Alabama Valley and Ridge, and Piedmont Upland.
Courtesy of the University of Alabama Cartographic Laboratory
Map of Alabama physiographic regions showing the Highland Rim, Cumberland Plateau, Alabama Valley and Ridge, and Piedmont Upland.