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2013 Map of Lake City

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Lake City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Lake City serves as the focal point for this 2013 survey of the Tennessee mountains, where the valley floor transitions into the complex ridges and hollows of the Cumberland Plateau. The landscape is defined by the legacy of resource extraction, with features like Airshaft Hollow and Thistle Hollow suggesting the deep-seated history of coal mining that built settlements such as Fraterville and Briceville. These communities are threaded along the base of massive landforms like Vowell Mountain and Backbone Ridge.

Water plays a critical role in the region's geography, with the northern reach of Melton Hill Lake and the edges of Norris Lake visible. Notable local landmarks include the Llewellyns Schools near Llewellyn Island at the southern end of the sheet. The map also traces intricate mountain topography through named gaps and flats, including White Gap, Grassy Gap, and the high-elevation Seeber Flats, providing a clear picture of the human and physical geography of Anderson County.