Appalachian Mountains

Appalachia and The Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains consist of a number of ranges, as follows:

The Green Mountains: mainly in Vermont, but extending some distance into the southern part of the Province of Quebec and northern Massachusetts.

The White Mountains: New Hampshire and Maine.

The Adirondack Mountains: northeastern New York State. Geographically the Adirondacks are part of the Appalachian Mountains, but geologically they are a southern extension of the Canadian Shield.

The Catskill Mountains: southeastern New York State.

The Allegheny Mountains: Pennsylvania, Maryland, western Virginia and West Virginia. The Allegheny Mountains lie to the west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with the Shenandoah Valley lying between the two.

The Blue Ridge Mountains: northern Georgia, western North Carolina, western Virginia and eastern West Virginia. The Blue Ridge Mountains form the easternmost and highest range of the main section of the Appalachians. Shenandoah National Park lies near the northern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The Black Mountains: part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Black Mountains are in western North Carolina, northeast of the town of Asheville. The Black Mountains include Mount Mitchell, the highest point in the USA east of the Mississippi.

The Great Smoky Mountains: western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee and northern Georgia.

The Cumberland Plateau and Cumberland Mountains: southwestern Virginia, eastern Kentucky, northern Georgia and northeastern Alabama.

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