Appalachian Mountains

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long-distance hiking trail mountain range national park

The Appalachian Mountains are an ancient, heavily eroded mountain range in eastern North America known for their rich biodiversity, coal deposits, and cultural significance.

Aliases (17)

Appalachian Mountains region ×7
Blue Ridge Mountains ×7
Appalachian Highlands ×6
Appalachian foothills ×5
Appalachian region ×4
Appalachian Mountain region ×2
Appalachian Mountains foothills ×2
Appalachian Trail ×2
Great Smoky Mountains National Park ×2
Mount Mitchell ×2
Appalachia ×1
Appalachian Highlands physiographic division ×1
Appalachian Mountains (northern section) ×1
Appalachian Mountains chain ×1
Canadian Appalachians ×1
Northern Appalachian Mountains ×1
southern Appalachian Mountains ×1

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	long-distance hiking trail → mountain range → national park →
approximateAge	480 million years →
biodiversityHotspot	yes →
climate	humid continental climate → humid subtropical climate →
contains	Adirondack Mountains → Allegheny Mountains → Appalachian Plateau → Blue Ridge Mountains → Catskill Mountains → Cumberland Plateau → Great Smoky Mountains → Green Mountains → Valley and Ridge Province → White Mountains →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → United States →
culturalRegion	Appalachia →
drainageBasin	Atlantic Ocean → Gulf of Mexico → St. Lawrence River →
economicActivity	coal mining → forestry → tourism →
ecoregion	temperate broadleaf and mixed forests →
elevation	2037 meters →
extendsFrom	Newfoundland and Labrador →
extendsTo	central Alabama →
formedBy	collision of ancient continental plates →
geologicalAge	Paleozoic Era →
geologicalFeature	fold mountains → heavily eroded mountains →
highestPoint	Mount Mitchell →
influences	Appalachian folklore → Appalachian literature → Appalachian music →
knownFor	coal deposits → cultural significance → fall foliage → forested landscapes → high biodiversity → rich biodiversity →
length	about 3500 kilometers →
locatedIn	North Carolina → eastern North America →
naturalResource	coal → natural gas → timber →
orogeny	Appalachian orogeny →
parallelTo	Atlantic coast of North America →
partOf	Appalachian Highlands →
passesThrough	Alabama → Connecticut → Georgia → Kentucky → Maine → Maryland → Massachusetts → New Brunswick → New Hampshire → New Jersey → New York → Newfoundland and Labrador → North Carolina → Ohio → Pennsylvania → Quebec → South Carolina → Tennessee → Vermont → Virginia → West Virginia →
protectedArea	Great Smoky Mountains National Park →
traversedBy	Appalachian Trail →

Referenced by (174)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adirondack Mountains ("Appalachian Highlands physiographic division") → Allegheny Mountains → Anthony’s Nose → Appalachian Mountains ("Appalachian Highlands") → Appalachian Plateau ("Appalachian Highlands") → Appalachian Valley → Backbone Mountain → Blue Ridge Mountains → Blue Ridge province → Bluefield, West Virginia ("Appalachia") → Bull Run Mountains ("Appalachian Mountains foothills") → Catoctin Mountain → Catskill Mountains → Cumberland Mountains → Franconia Notch, New Hampshire → Franklin County, Maine ("Appalachian Mountains region") → Georgia Gold Belt → Gilmer County, Georgia → Green Mountains → Green Mountains ("Appalachian Highlands") → Hendersonville, North Carolina → Hudson Highlands → Laurel Highlands → Mahoosuc Range → Mount Katahdin → Pittsburgh region ("Appalachian region") → Pocono Mountains region, Pennsylvania → Shenandoah National Park → Storm King Mountain → Taconic Mountains → The Berkshires → Valley and Ridge Province → Valley and Ridge Province ("Appalachian Highlands") → Western Maine ("Appalachian Mountains region") → White Mountain National Forest ("Appalachian Mountain region") → White Mountains ("Northern Appalachian Mountains") → White Mountains →	partOf
Blue Ridge Parkway → Bluefield, West Virginia → Clingmans Dome → Dahlonega, Georgia → Fort Necessity National Battlefield → Franklin County, Pennsylvania ("Appalachian Mountains region") → Gatlinburg, Tennessee → Gauley River National Recreation Area → Great Smoky Mountains National Park → Greenbrier County → Lumpkin County, Georgia ("Appalachian Mountains region") → Monongahela River → Mount Davis → Mount Mitchell → New River Gorge National Park and Preserve → Pickens County, Georgia ("Appalachian foothills") → Pocahontas County → Potomac River ("Appalachian region") → Southern West Virginia → Springer Mountain, Georgia ("southern Appalachian Mountains") → Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia ("Appalachian Highlands") → Western Maryland →	locatedIn
Blount County, Tennessee → Bluestone National Scenic River → Buncombe County, North Carolina → Cherokee National Forest → Greene County, Pennsylvania → Matoaka, West Virginia → McDowell County → McDowell County, West Virginia → Monroe County, West Virginia → Nicholas County → Sevierville, Tennessee → Summers County →	locatedInMountainRange
Biltmore Dairy Barn → Birmingham, Alabama ("Appalachian foothills") → Brush Creek Falls → Cacapon River → Cocke County, Tennessee → Fairfax Stone → Gatlinburg SkyLift Park → Gatlinburg Space Needle → New Hampshire → Oak Hill Academy → West Virginia Turnpike → Williamsport, Pennsylvania →	region
Anniston, Alabama ("Appalachian foothills") → Cove Gap, Pennsylvania ("Appalachian Mountains region") → Fort Payne → Gadsden, Alabama ("Appalachian foothills") → Knoxville, Tennessee ("Appalachian region") → Pottsville, Pennsylvania → Susquehanna, Pennsylvania → White Oak Flats →	locatedInRegion
Carlisle, Pennsylvania → Cleveland, Tennessee → Front Royal → Greeneville, Tennessee → Warrenton ("Blue Ridge Mountains") → Warwick, New York →	locatedNear
Georgia → Northeastern United States → Pennsylvania → Tennessee (eastern portion) ("Blue Ridge Mountains") → Virginia ("Blue Ridge Mountains") →	hasMountainRange
Alabama → Berks County, Pennsylvania → East South Central States → Tennessee →	containsMountainRange
Clingmans Dome → Ktaadn → Mount Mitchell → West Virginia →	mountainRange
Manufacturing Belt → Mississippi River valley → Ohio Country →	borderedBy
Grant County, West Virginia → Sussex County, New Jersey → Walker County, Alabama ("Appalachian foothills") →	geographyFeature
Boone County, West Virginia → Mercer County → Wyoming County, West Virginia →	hasLandscape
Piedmont Plateau → Piedmont region of North Carolina ("Blue Ridge Mountains") →	borders
America → Appalachian Mountains ("Blue Ridge Mountains") →	contains
Appalachian Trail → Interstate 81 →	follows
Kentucky → Western Virginia →	hasLandform
North America → Southern United States →	hasMajorMountainRange
Georgia ("Blue Ridge Mountains") → North Carolina →	hasRegion
Spanishburg, West Virginia → Township 6 North of Weld, Maine ("Appalachian Mountains region") →	locatedInPhysiographicRegion
Brook trout → Sugar maple →	nativeTo
Bluefield, Virginia → Johnson City, Tennessee →	near
Acadian orogeny ("Canadian Appalachians") →	affects
contiguous United States →	containsGeographicalFeature
Eastern United States →	containsLandform
Carolinas →	containsRegion
Americas →	containsSubregion
Northern United States ("Appalachian Mountains (northern section)") →	environmentalFeature
Tri-Cities, Tennessee-Virginia →	geographicalFeature
Pickens County, Georgia ("Appalachian Mountains foothills") →	geology
Mercer County, West Virginia →	hasFeature
Mingo County →	hasGeographicalCharacteristic
Georgia →	hasGeographicalFeature
Union County, Tennessee →	hasLandscapeFeature
Morgan County, West Virginia →	hasNaturalFeature
Bethel, Maine ("Appalachian Mountain region") →	hasTrailAccess
Pinnacle Rock State Park →	hasView
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ("Blue Ridge Mountains") →	hasViewOf
Knoxville, Tennessee ("Appalachian region") →	isCulturalCenterFor
Mount Mitchell →	isHighestPointOf
Union Vale ("Appalachian Highlands") →	isInPhysiographicRegion
Piedmont (United States) →	liesBetween
Appalachia →	locatedOn
Caledonian orogeny →	mountainRangeFormed
Appalachian Plateau →	namedAfter
Lexington, Virginia →	nearMountainRange
Adirondack Mountains ("Appalachian Mountains chain") →	notPartOf
Clingmans Dome →	offersViewOf
Backbone Mountain →	parentRange
Piedmont Plateau ("Appalachian Mountains region") →	physiographicProvinceOf
Georgia Gold Rush →	significantRegion
Schuylkill River →	sourceLocatedIn
Little Schuylkill River →	sourceLocation
James River →	sourceRegion
Appalachian English →	spokenIn
Interstate 70 →	traversesRegion
Cardinal (train) →	viaRegion
Appalachian Plateau →	westernBoundaryOf
Henry Darwin Rogers →	workLocation