Muldraugh Hill

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Muldraugh Hill is a prominent ridge in central Kentucky that historically served as a natural barrier and landmark influencing regional travel and settlement patterns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landform
ridge
composedPrimarilyOf limestone
country United States of America
crossedBy Kentucky Route 210
Kentucky Route 55
U.S. Route 68 NERFINISHED
drainsToward Green River basin
Rolling Fork River basin
linked to: Rolling Fork River
ecoregion Eastern Temperate Forests
forms natural barrier
geologicalType cuesta-like ridge
hasApproximateElevation up to about 300 meters above surrounding terrain
hasGeologicEra Mississippian-age rocks
hasLandUse forestry
pasture
small-scale agriculture
hasTopography narrow ridgeline
steep slopes
hasVegetation mixed hardwood forest
oak-hickory forest
historicalRole guide for early settlers and travelers
obstacle to early overland travel
influenced regional settlement patterns
regional travel patterns
isPartOf Kentucky hill country
locatedIn Kentucky
locatedInRegion central Kentucky
linked to: Central Kentucky
locatedOnContinent North America
nearbyCity Campbellsville, Kentucky
Lebanon, Kentucky
notableFor influencing road placement in central Kentucky
serving as a regional geographic boundary
partOf Interior Low Plateaus
Pennyroyal Plateau region
linked to: Pennyroyal Plateau
runsThrough Green County, Kentucky
LaRue County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Marion County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Nelson County, Kentucky
Taylor County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
separates Bluegrass region of Kentucky
Pennyroyal region of Kentucky
usedAs landmark

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Muldraugh, Kentucky namedAfter Muldraugh Hill