Cove (Appalachian Mountains)
In the central and southern Appalachian Mountains of Eastern North America, a cove is a small valley between two ridge lines that is closed at one or both ends.
Miller's Cove in Tennessee is an example of a typical Appalachian cove, an enclosed valley in the mountains.
Cove forest near Baxter Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains.
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a mountain range in eastern to northeastern North America. The term "Appalachian" refers to several different regions associated with the mountain range, and its surrounding terrain. The general definition used is one followed by the United States Geological Survey and the Geological Survey of Canada to describe the respective countries' physiographic regions. The U.S. uses the term Appalachian Highlands and Canada uses the term Appalachian Uplands; the Appalachian Mountains are not synonymous with the Appalachian Plateau, which is one of the provinces of the Appalachian Highlands.
The Appalachian Mountains in the background with Penns Valley in Pennsylvania in the foreground in October 2021
Appalachian Mountains broken down by physiographic division, provinces, and sections
Appalachian Highlands physiographic provinces
Appalachian Uplands of Canada's 13 divisions