Knobs region

Coordinates: 37°52′53″N 85°40′35″W / 37.88139°N 85.67639°W / 37.88139; -85.67639
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USGS physiographic map of Kentucky showing the location of the Knobs

The Knobs Region or The Knobs is located in the

isolated hills. The region wraps around the southern and eastern parts of the Bluegrass region in the north central to northeastern part of the state. The western end of the Knobs region begins near Louisville, Kentucky and continues southeastward through Bullitt, Hardin, Nelson, LaRue, Marion County, Taylor, Boyle, Casey, Lincoln, and Garrard counties before turning northeast and running along the Pottsville Escarpment and the Appalachian Plateau. The Knob arc has a length of 230 miles (370 km).[1]

Many of the hills are conical and up to several hundred feet high, some with

Mississippian Harrodsburg Limestone and the slopes are Borden Formation shales of Devonian to Mississippian age.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Knobs Region, Kentucky Geological Survey
  2. ^ Newell, Wayne L., USGS Professional Paper 1151-H: The Geology of Kentucky: Physiography, USGS, 2001

Further reading

  • WPA, Kentucky: A Guide to the Bluegrass State (1939); classic guide from the Federal Writers Project; covers main themes and every town online

External links

37°52′53″N 85°40′35″W / 37.88139°N 85.67639°W / 37.88139; -85.67639