The
Crab Orchard Mountains are a rugged, detached range of the southern
Cumberland Mountains. They are situated in East Tennessee atop the
Cumberland Plateau just west of the plateau's
eastern escarpment, and comprise parts of
Morgan,
Anderson, and
Cumberland counties. The Crab Orchard Mountains have many peaks over 3,000 ft., with the highest being Big Fodderstack at and
Frozen Head at , the latter and part of the former being located in
Frozen Head State Park. The mountains are made rugged by the erosion of many streams that have cut deep gorges into the mountains. The Crab Orchard Mountains are still one of the most rural areas in all of
Appalachia.