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THE GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS
The Appalachian Mountains Region

The Appalachian Mountains Region Index Go Down Go Back
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, (French: les Appalaches) are a range of mountains in eastern North America.
The Appalachians, mostly contiguous for over 2,200 miles in length, rise in the states of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine in the United States and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Quebec
The Appalachian Mountains are the oldest mountains in the world, with possibly one exception, the Ural Mountains in eastern Europe which are as equally as old. So, for millennia these mountains have been worn down by the effects of rain and wind, causing the highest peaks to be reduced to only as high as just over 6000 feet in several places, with the high point on the Appalachian Trail of 6643 feet at Clingmans Dome in the Smoky Mountains on the North Carolina-Tennessee state line.
Too, in modern time as well as in pre-historic times, man has been traversing and living in most all of these mountains.

Prominent Peaks
The highest elevation in the Appalachians is Mount Mitchell in North Carolina(6684 feet, 2037 m). Other notable peaks include: Mount Craig (6647 feet), Clingmans Dome (6643 feet), Mount Guyot (6621 feet), Black Mountain (6617 feet), Balsom Cone (6611 feet), Mount le Conte (6594 feet), Mount Gibbes (6571 feet), Potato Hill (6475 feet), Mount Chapman (6417 feet), Richand Balsam (6411 feet), Waterrock Knob (6293 feet), Mount Washington (6289 feet), and never to be overlooked is Katahdin (5268 feet) in northern Maine and the Journey to Katahdin story by Tommy Michel.

Appalachian Ranges
The most well know subranges of the Appalachian Mountains include the Adirondack Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains, Green Mountains, and White Mountains.
Besides the above larger mountain ranges, there are smaller Appalachian mountain ranges including the: Alleghenny (PA), Berkshires (CT and MA) Black (NC), Brushy (NC), Catskill (NY), Chic-Chocs (Quebec) Cumberla,nd (TN), Iron (TN, VA), Kittatinny (NJ), Mahoosucs (ME), Poconos (PA), Saluda (NC and SC), Taconic (NY) and others.

Geology
The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago in the early Paleozoic era, during the Ordovician Period. Along with the Ural Mountains in western Russia, the Appalachians are the oldest mountains on Earth. It is believed that they once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before experiencing natural erosion.

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Canada Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Canada
(m2geog-nam-maps-canada-e) The Appalachian Mountains

10A. Appalachian Orogen (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Alabama Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Alabama
(m2geog-nam-maps-alabama) The Appalachian Mountains in Alabama

10H. Ridge and Valley Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10M. Southwest Appalachian Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10N. Interior Plateau Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10P. Piedmont Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Connecticut-RI Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Connecticut
(m2geog-nam-maps-connecticut) The Appalachian Mountains in Connecticut

10C. Northeast Coastal Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10D. Northeast Highlands Ecoregion

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Georgia Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Georgia
(m2geog-nam-maps-georgia) The Appalachian Mountains in Georgia

10H. Ridge and Valley Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10L. Blue Ridge Mountains Ecoregion

10M. Southwest Appalachian Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10P. Piedmont Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Indiana Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Indiana
(m2geog-nam-maps-indiana) The Appalachian Mountains in Indiana

10N. Interior Plateau Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Illinois Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Illinois
(m2geog-nam-maps-illinois) The Appalachian Mountains in Illinois

10N. Interior Plateau Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Kentucky Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Kentucky
(m2geog-nam-maps-kentucky) The Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky

10J. Central Appalachian Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10K. Western Allegheny Plateau Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10M. Southwest Appalachian Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10N. Interior Plateau Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Maine Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Maine
(m2geog-nam-maps-maine) The Appalachian Mountains in Maine


10C. Northeast Coastal Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10D. Northeast Highlands Ecoregion

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Maryland Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Maryland
(m2geog-nam-maps-maryland) The Appalachian Mountains in Maryland

10G. North Piedmont Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10H. Ridge and Valley Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10J. Central Appalachian Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10L. Blue Ridge Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Massachusetts Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Massachusetts
(m2geog-nam-maps-massachusetts) The Appalachian Mountains in Massachusetts

10C. Northeast Coastal Ecoregion

10D. Northeast Highlands Ecoregion

The Appalachian Mountains Region: New Hampshire Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in New Hampshire
(m2geog-nam-maps-newhampshire) The Appalachian Mountains in New Hampshire

10C. Northeast Coastal Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10D. Northeast Highlands Ecoregion

The Appalachian Mountains Region: New Jersey Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in New Jersey
(m2geog-nam-maps-nj-de) The Appalachian Mountains in New Jersey-Delaware

10D. Northeast Highlands Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10E. Allegheny Plateau Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10G. North Piedmont Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10H. Ridge and Valley Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: New York Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in New York
(m2geog-nam-maps-newyork) The Appalachian Mountains in New York

10C. Northeast Coastal Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10D. Northeast Highlands Ecoregion

10E. Allegheny Plateau Ecoregion

10F. North Central Appalachian Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10G. North Piedmont Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10H. Ridge and Valley Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: North Carolinas Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in North Carolina
(m2geog-nam-maps-northcarolina) Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina

10L. Blue Ridge Mountains Ecoregion

10P. Piedmont Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Ohio Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Ohio
(m2geog-nam-maps-ohio) The Appalachian Mountains in Ohio

10K. West Allegheny Plateau Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10N. Interior Plateau Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Pennsylvania Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Pennsylvania
(m2geog-nam-maps-pennsylvania) The Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania

10D. Northeast Highlands Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10E. Allegheny Plateau Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10F. North Central Appalachian Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10G. North Piedmont Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10H. Ridge and Valley Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10J. Central Appalachian Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10K. West Allegheny Plateau Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10L. Blue Ridge Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: South Carolinas Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in South Carolina
(m2geog-nam-maps-southcarolina) The Appalachian Mountains in South Carolina

10L. Blue Ridge Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10P. Piedmont Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Tennessee Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Tennessee
(m2geog-nam-maps-tennessee) The Appalachian Mountains in Tennessee

10H. Ridge and Valley Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10J. Central Appalachian Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10L. Blue Ridge Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10M. Southwest Appalachian Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10N. Interior Plateau Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Vermont Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Vermont
(m2geog-nam-maps-vt.image) The Appalachian Mountains in Vermont

10C. Northeast Coastal Ecoregion

10D. Northeast Highlands Ecoregion

The Appalachian Mountains Region: Virginia Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in Virginia
(m2geog-nam-maps-virginia) The Appalachian Mountains in Virginia

10G. North Piedmont Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10H. Ridge and Valley Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10J. Central Appalachian Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10L. Blue Ridge Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10P. South Piedmont Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

The Appalachian Mountains Region: West Virginia Go Down Go Up
The Appalachian Mountains
in West Virginia
(m2geog-nam-maps-wvirginia) The Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia

10H. Ridge and Valley Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10J. Central Appalachian Mountains Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

10K. West Allegheny Plateau Ecoregion (Future Gallery)

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