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Cades Cove

Valleys

Cades Cove is an isolated valley in the Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was home to numerous settlers before the park formation and, with its well preserved homesteads, scenic mountain views, and abundant wildlife, is the single most popular destination for visitors to the park, drawing more than two million visitors annually; the Cades Cove Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Facts
Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
Visitor Access
Open 1
Connections

Associated With

Limestone, Materials
Source Cades Cove (Wikipedia)
Ordovician, Eras
Source Cades Cove (Wikipedia)
Paleozoic, Eras
Source Cades Cove (Wikipedia)
Sandstone, Materials
Source Cades Cove (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Cades Cove (Wikipedia)

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Cades Cove
In the Other Atlases

Found In

United States

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Source Wikidata: Cades Cove
Sources
1. Cades Cove (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Cades Cove is an isolated valley located in the Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
  • Lead paragraph
    Cades Cove, the single most popular destination for visitors to the park, attracts more than two million visitors annually because of its well preserved homesteads, scenic mountain views, and abundant display of wildlife.
  • Lead section
    Cades Cove is an isolated valley located in the Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The valley was home to numerous settlers before the formation of the national park.
  • Associated With: Ordovician, Article text, age Ordovician
    The majority of the rocks that make up Cades Cove are unaltered sedimentary rock formed between 340 million and 570 million years ago during the Ordovician period.
  • Associated With: Paleozoic, Article text, age Paleozoic
    Geologically, Cades Cove is a type of valley known as a "limestone window", created by erosion that removed the older Precambrian sandstone, exposing the younger Paleozoic limestone beneath.
  • Associated With: Limestone, Article text, rock Limestone
    Geologically, Cades Cove is a type of valley known as a "limestone window", created by erosion that removed the older Precambrian sandstone, exposing the younger Paleozoic limestone beneath.
  • Associated With: Sandstone, Article text, rock Sandstone
    Geologically, Cades Cove is a type of valley known as a "limestone window", created by erosion that removed the older Precambrian sandstone, exposing the younger Paleozoic limestone beneath.
  • Caused By: Erosion, Article text, process Erosion
    Geologically, Cades Cove is a type of valley known as a "limestone window", created by erosion that removed the older Precambrian sandstone, exposing the younger Paleozoic limestone beneath.
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Wikidata: Cades Cove
Wikidata Q5016395, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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