The Paleozoic is divided into six periods: the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous (in the U.S., this is divided into the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Periods), and Permian. Most of these names derive from locations where rocks of these ages were first studied.
Highest Point In Alabama - Cheaha Resort State Park. âHighest Point In Alabamaâ Review of Cheaha Resort State Park. This is a great place to spend the day, hike and have a picnic. The tower at the top has a lot of steps but the view at the top is worth it. I would recommend drving up the mountain on the Calhoun Conuty side because the Talladega County side (Munford) is very curvy.
Little River Canyon National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located on top of Lookout Mountain near Fort Payne, Alabama, and DeSoto State Park. Created by an act of Congress in 1992, the 15,288-acre (6,187 ha) preserve protects what is sometimes said to be the nation's longest mountaintop river, the Little River.