Walden Ridge

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Walden Ridge is a prominent escarpment and long, narrow ridge in eastern Tennessee that forms part of the western edge of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Label Occurrences
Walden Ridge canonical 2
Black Oak Ridge 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf escarpment
landform
ridge
approximateLength about 100 miles
contains Signal Mountain plateau communities
Walden, Tennessee
country United States
county Cumberland County, Tennessee
Hamilton County, Tennessee
Rhea County, Tennessee
Roane County, Tennessee
crossedBy Tennessee State Route 111
U.S. Route 127 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 27 NERFINISHED
drainedBy tributaries of the Tennessee River
ecoregion mixed mesophytic forest region of the Appalachian Plateau
extendsFrom near Chattanooga, Tennessee
extendsTo near Harriman, Tennessee
forms western edge of the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Tennessee
geologicalProvince Appalachian Plateau
geology primarily Pennsylvanian-age sandstones and shales
hasFeature relatively flat plateau top
steep eastern escarpment
hasHighestPoint near Hinch Mountain area (approx. 3,000 feet)
hasViewOf Tennessee River valley
linked to: Tennessee Valley
locatedIn Tennessee
eastern Tennessee
namedAfter Walden, an early settler family in the region
near Chattanooga, Tennessee
linked to: Chattanooga

Dayton, Tennessee
Harriman, Tennessee
Rockwood, Tennessee
Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
Spring City, Tennessee
orientation generally northeast–southwest
partOf Appalachian Mountains
Cumberland Plateau
relativeLocation east of the interior Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee
west of the Tennessee River in eastern Tennessee
separates Tennessee River valley from the Cumberland Plateau interior in eastern Tennessee
usedFor forestry
outdoor recreation and hiking
residential development on plateau top near Chattanooga

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Appalachian Plateau contains Walden Ridge
Fountain City hasNearbyGeographicFeature Black Oak Ridge
linked to: Walden Ridge