Cumberland Valley Class of 74

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.
  • Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania · Franklin County, Pennsylvania · Washington County, Maryland
  • Floor elevation: 600 ft (180 m)
  • Length: 73 miles (117 km) northeast-southwest
  • Width: 12 miles (19 km)
  • 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)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org