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{{Short description|Mountain at the convergence of the U.S. states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Tri-State Peak
| photo = tri-state-peak-overview.jpg
| photo_caption = The summit of Tri-State Peak
| elevation_ft = 1990
| elevation_ref = <ref name="USGS-MiddlesboroSouth">
  {{cite map |author = United States Geological Survey |author-link = United States Geological Survey |year = 2016 |title = Middlesboro South |url = https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Maps/USTopo/PDF/KY/KY_Middlesboro_South_20160324_TM_geo.pdf |format = PDF |type = Topographic map |series = 7.5 Minute Series |scale = 1:24,000 |location = Reston, VA |publisher = United States Geological Survey |access-date = October 21, 2020}}</ref>
| location = [[Cumberland Gap National Historical Park]], [[Bell County, Kentucky|Bell County]], [[Kentucky]], [[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne County]], [[Tennessee]], and [[Lee County, Virginia|Lee County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]]
| range = [[Cumberland Mountains]]
| coordinates = {{coord|36|36|03|N|83|40|28|W|type:mountain_region:US_source:GNIS|display=inline,title|name=Tri-State Peak}}
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| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Tri-State Peak Trail
}}

'''Tri-State Peak''' is a mountain located in the [[Cumberland Gap National Historical Park]], near the "saddle" of the gap. It gets its name from being on the [[tripoint]] of the state of [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], and [[Virginia]].

The elevation at the tri-state marker is {{convert|1,990|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nps.gov/archive/cuga/tristate.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070210053451/http://www.nps.gov/archive/cuga/tristate.htm| archive-date = 2007-02-10| title = Tri-State Peak at Cumberland Gap}}</ref> The marker can be accessed via the "tri-state peak trail," (via connections with the Gap trail and the Object Lesson Road trail) and is about {{convert|1.2|mi|km}} from the park's visitor center.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nps.gov/archive/cuga/trails.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070210052303/http://www.nps.gov/archive/cuga/trails.htm| archive-date = 2007-02-10| title = Trails at Cumberland Gap}}</ref>

The site also includes a marker denoting the location as being on the "[[Royal Colonial Boundary of 1665]]," which was marked by the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]].

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File:tri-state-peak-bordermarker.jpg|Royal Colonial Boundary of 1665 plaque
File:Tri State Peak Tennessee.jpg|Marker for Tennessee at Tri-State Peak
File:Tripoint marker KY-TN-VA.jpg|Marker for the KY-TN-VA tripoint
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[List of tripoints of U.S. states]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{EMCF Attractions}}
{{Mountains of Kentucky}}
{{Mountains of Tennessee}}
{{Mountains of Virginia}}

[[Category:Borders of Kentucky]]
[[Category:Borders of Tennessee]]
[[Category:Borders of Virginia]]
[[Category:Landforms of Bell County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Landforms of Claiborne County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Landforms of Lee County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Border tripoints]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Virginia]]
[[Category:Mountains of Kentucky]]
[[Category:Mountains of Virginia]]
[[Category:Mountains of Tennessee]]
[[Category:East Tennessee]]
[[Category:Eastern Kentucky Coalfield]]
[[Category:Southwest Virginia]]


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