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Cumberland Gap
- Connects
- Harrogate – Middlesboro
- Tonight
- 42°FClear · Wind 0 mph
Cumberland Gap is a mountain pass at 507 m in Kentucky, United States. It links Harrogate and Middlesboro.
All facts
- Saddle
- 507 m
- Lowest point
- 392 m / 345 m
Cumberland Gap 3D map
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Cumberland Gap topographic map
20 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Cumberland Gap elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Cumberland Gap downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Cumberland Gap: the climb from each side
Crossed by: Tri-State Peak Trail, Wilderness Trail, Harlan Road Trail
Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.
Cumberland Gap weather
Tonight · Clear · 42°F (6°C) · Wind 0 mph
Cumberland Gap forecast for about 430 m.
- Tonight42°–0 mph
- Sat37°72°–0 mph
- Sun41°71°–0 mph
- Mon43°72°–0 mph
- Tue46°74°–0 mph
- Wed45°72°1%0 mph
- Thu46°74°–0 mph
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:06 UTC.
Camping & parking near Cumberland Gap
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Cumberland Gap, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.5 km SE
Nearest campsite
Wilderness Road Campground
All mapped places 4
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.5 km SE |
| Parking | 0.6 km ENE |
| Parking | 0.6 km ENE |
| Wilderness Road CampgroundCampsite | 3.8 km E |
Slope
Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 9.5% of the 64 km² view
- Relief in view
- 510 m low point 327 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 1,089 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- White-tailed Deer47
- Christmas fern40
- Umbrella magnolia33
- Striped wintergreen32
- Fan clubmoss32
- Mountain laurel29
Where Cumberland Gap sits
- Range
- Appalachian Mountains40
- Region
- Kentucky3United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Norris Lake↑38 km SSW
Cherokee Lake↑48 km SSE
Douglas Lake267 m↑73 km S
Mount Le ContePeak · 2,010 m↑108 km SSE
Newfound GapPass · 1,539 m↑113 km SSE
More 1
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-15)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
- Sources
- Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia