9-610: Chilhowee Mountain is the name of two non-contiguous ridges in the U.S. state of Tennessee . The ridges run in a northeastern to southwestern direction. The northern section is at the outer edge of the Great Smoky Mountains , stretching from the Little Pigeon River watershed at the northeast to the Little Tennessee River and Chilhowee Dam to the southwest. The southern section runs from Tellico Plains to
18-449: A ridge can be further subdivided into smaller geomorphic or structural elements. As in the case of landforms in general, there is a lack of any commonly agreed classification or typology of ridges. They can be defined and classified on the basis of a variety of factors including either genesis, morphology, composition, statistical analysis of remote sensing data, or some combinations of these factors. An example of ridge classification
27-408: Is a long, narrow, elevated geomorphologic landform , structural feature , or a combination of both separated from the surrounding terrain by steep sides. The sides of a ridge slope away from a narrow top, the crest or ridgecrest , with the terrain dropping down on either side. The crest, if narrow, is also called a ridgeline . Limitations on the dimensions of a ridge are lacking. Its height above
36-581: Is located atop the mountain. Benton Falls is a waterfall on the eastern escarpment of the mountain and is accessible via a trail that begins at the campground. Chilhowee Mountain derives its name from Chilhowee , a Cherokee village in the 18th century. The etymology of the Cherokee name is unclear, and may be derived from the Muscogean name Chalahume, an earlier Creek name for the village. In English it has also been written "Chilhoe". Ridge A ridge
45-661: Is that of Schoeneberger and Wysocki, which provides a relatively simple and straightforward system that is used by the USA National Cooperative Soil Survey Program to classify ridges and other landforms. This system uses the dominant geomorphic process or setting to classify different groups of landforms into two major groups, Geomorphic Environments and Other Groupings with a total of 16 subgroups. The groups and their subgroups are not mutually exclusive; landforms, including ridges, can belong to multiple subgroups. In this classification, ridges are found in
54-615: The Ocoee River in Polk County . The northern section is traversed by the Foothills Parkway from Walland to its terminus near Chilhowee . While the northern ridge is 35 miles (56 km) long, it rarely reaches a width of more than 3 miles (4.8 km) or 4 miles (6.4 km). Little River cuts a large gap in the middle of the mountain (near Walland ), dividing it into northeastern and southwestern sections. The highest point on
63-532: The Ocoee Scenic Byway , part of U.S. Route 64 . The mountain is separated from Oswald Dome to the north by a saddle , although both are technically part of the same ridge. The highest point on this section is 2,618 feet (798 m). The mountain is accessible from US 64 via a paved forest service road, which contains multiple overlooks. A campground with an artificial lake, operated by the Forest Service,
72-496: The southwestern section is 2,650 ft (808 m) at a knob known as Look Rock . The highest point on the northeastern section, known as The Three Sisters , rises to 2,843 ft (867 m), and is visible from nearby Maryville, Tennessee . The southern ridge is about 15 miles (24 km) long and sits entirely within the Cherokee National Forest . The Ocoee River passes along its southwestern base, along with
81-409: The surrounding terrain can vary from less than a meter to hundreds of meters. A ridge can be either depositional , erosional , tectonic , or a combination of these in origin and can consist of either bedrock , loose sediment , lava , or ice depending on its origin. A ridge can occur as either an isolated, independent feature or part of a larger geomorphological and/or structural feature. Frequently,
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