Cumberland Valley
Constituent valley in the Great Applachian Valley
Cumberland Valley | |
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The
Great Appalachian Valley
includes the
Cumberland Valley
(7) depicted southeast of the
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
and between the
Lebanon
(6) and
Shenandoah
(8) valleys.
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Floor elevation | 600 ft (180 m) |
Length | 73 miles (117 km) northeast-southwest |
Width | 12 miles (19 km) |
Geography | |
Location |
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County, Pennsylvania Washington County, Maryland |
Population centers |
In Pennsylvania:
Harrisburg
,
Carlisle
,
Mechanicsburg
,
Shippensburg
,
Chambersburg
,
Greencastle
,
Waynesboro
In Maryland: Hagerstown |
Borders on |
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
(west/north)
South Mountain (east/south) Susquehanna River (east) Potomac River (south) |
Coordinates | 39°56′N 77°43′W / 39.93°N 77.72°W / 39.93; -77.72 |
The Cumberland Valley is a northern constituent valley of the Great Appalachian Valley , within the Atlantic Seaboard watershed in Pennsylvania and Maryland . The Appalachian Trail crosses through the valley.
Geography
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Cumberland_Valley_Pennsylvania.jpg/220px-Cumberland_Valley_Pennsylvania.jpg)
The valley is bound to the west and north by the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians ( Bear Pond Mountains / Blue Mountain ), to the east and south by South Mountain , to the northeast by the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg , and to the south by the Potomac River . The portion of the valley residing in Maryland is sometimes referred to as the Hagerstown Valley .
The Cumberland Valley Railroad , the Cumberland Valley AVA wine region, and the Cumberland Valley School District are named for the region. [1]
Settlements
Cities in the Cumberland Valley include Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , [2] and Hagerstown, Maryland . Pennsylvania boroughs include Camp Hill , Mechanicsburg , Carlisle , Shippensburg , Chambersburg , Waynesboro , and Greencastle .
See also
References
- ↑ "Home" . www.cvschools.org . Retrieved Mar 16, 2023 .
- ↑ Cumberland Valley Railroad, March 2002 – Harrisburg Pennsylvania to Winchester Virginia Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- Stewart, Harriet Wylie (1918). "History of the Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania" .
External links
Media related to
Cumberland Valley
at Wikimedia Commons
Authority control
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