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Vinony's link graph records 2,959 inbound references to Blue Ridge Mountains, and connects out to West Virginia, flag of West Virginia and Seal of West Virginia.
The entry is geolocated on the map in mountain.
It sits within the topics Appalachia, Blue Ridge Mountains and Culture of Appalachia.
Vinony links it to 43 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Peak
- Mount Mitchell
- Elevation
- 6,684 ft (2,037 m)
- Country
- United States
- States
- North Carolina Virginia Tennessee Maryland Pennsylvania South Carolina Georgia Alabama
- Parent range
- Appalachian Mountains
- Orogeny
- Grenville orogeny
- Rock types
- granite gneiss limestone
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain range
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Alabama
- Elevation
- 2002
- Highest point
- Mount Mitchell
- Material used
- limestone
- Image
- Blue Ridge NC.jpg
- Length
- 750
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- Commons category
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- topic's main category
- Category:Blue Ridge Mountains
- mountain range
- Appalachian Mountains
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Encyclopedic overview
The Blue Ridge Mountains (Cherokee: ᏌᎪᏂᎨ ᏣᎴᎩ, Sagonige Tsalegi, "blue mountain ridge") are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Highlands range. The mountain range is located in the Eastern United States and extends 550 miles (885 km) southwest from southern Pennsylvania through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. The province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. To the west of the Blue Ridge, between it and the bulk of the Appalachians, lies the Great Appalachian Valley, bordered on the west by the Ridge and Valley province of the Appalachian range.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are known for having a bluish color when seen from a distance. Trees put the "blue" in Blue Ridge, from the isoprene released into the atmosphere. This contributes to the characteristic haze on the mountains and their perceived color.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blue Ridge Mountains” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.