![]() ![]() Within the Blue Ridge Mountains, the bedrock is mostly highly metamorphosed rock that dates back to the Precambrian. These mountains are part of the greater Appalachian Mountains, which stretch from the state of Alabama all the way to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. ![]() The Blue Ridge Mountains are technically what’s known as a geologic or physiographic “province,” which means it’s a region with distinctive geomorphology (a.k.a features and landforms). ![]() Meanwhile, in the next highest part of the Appalachians - the White Mountains of New Hampshire - only Mount Washington crests the 6,000 foot (1,828m) mark. In fact, many of the mountains in the Blue Ridge rise above 6,000 feet (1,828m), including Mount Mitchell, Clingman’s Dome, Mount Guyot, Roan High Knob, Richland Balsam, Waterrock Knob, and Mount Kephart. Interestingly, the Blue Ridge Mountains are home to some of the highest peaks in the eastern part of North America, with the exception of those found in Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. To the north, the range ends where Reading Prongbegins. The range is bordered to the west by the Appalachian Ridges and the Appalachian Plateausand to the east by the foothills of the Appalachians and the coastal plains region. George Washington National Forest & Jefferson National ForestĬovering some 550 miles (885km) of land in Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland, the Blue Ridge Mountains are one of the Appalachian Mountains’ major subranges. ![]()
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