Blue Ridge Mountains

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mountain range physiographic province

The Blue Ridge Mountains are a major mountain range within the Appalachian system in the eastern United States, renowned for their bluish haze, scenic vistas, and rich biodiversity.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Blue Ridge Mountains region 2
Mount Mitchell 0
Blue Ridge 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
physiographic province ⓘ
biodiversityHotspot true ⓘ
climate humid continental ⓘ
humid subtropical ⓘ
colorationCause volatile organic compounds from vegetation ⓘ
contains Black Mountains ⓘ
Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Chattahoochee National Forest ⓘ
George Washington National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ
Jefferson National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Pisgah National Forest ⓘ
Roan Highlands ⓘ
Shenandoah National Park ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crossedBy Appalachian Trail ⓘ
elevation 2037 m ⓘ
extendsThrough Georgia ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey

New York ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
geologicalAge Paleozoic Era ⓘ
surface form: Paleozoic

Precambrian Supereon ⓘ
surface form: Precambrian
highestPoint Mount Mitchell ⓘ
knownFor bluish haze ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
scenic vistas ⓘ
locatedIn Black Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Blue Ridge Mountains

eastern United States ⓘ
majorRiverSource Catawba River ⓘ
French Broad River ⓘ
James River ⓘ
New River ⓘ
Roanoke River ⓘ
Savannah River ⓘ
Tennessee River ⓘ
notableScenicRoute Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Skyline Drive ⓘ
orogeny Appalachian orogeny ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
separates Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
surface form: Piedmont

Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians ⓘ
surface form: Ridge and Valley Appalachians
tourismActivity camping ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
vegetation temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catawba River → sourceLocation → Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
Chattahoochee River → sourceLocation → Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
Rappahannock River → sourceLocation → Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
Yadkin River → sourceLocation → Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Ridge Mountains region of North Carolina