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2022 Map of Garden Mountain

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Garden Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Burkes Garden occupies a unique geologic bowl in the mountains, a high-altitude valley completely encircled by ridges. This distinctive topography is accessed through The Gap, where Burkes Garden Creek provides the only natural drainage for the basin. The settlement pattern here is deeply rooted, evidenced by family-named landmarks like Thompson Cem and Brown Cem. The landscape is divided by the Tennessee Valley Divide, with waters flowing toward different river systems from the slopes of Garden Mtn.

Further south, the rural character continues through Medley Valley and the community of Ceres. These areas are characterized by narrow agricultural valleys like Foglesong Valley and Rich Valley, separated by the long, parallel ridges of Brushy Mtn and Walker Mtn. The Appalachian National Scenic Trl traverses the high ground along the ridge-tops, overlooking a region defined by scattered farmsteads and historic church sites such as the Burkes Garden Central Church Lutheran Cem.