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Blue Ridge Mountains - Front Royal, Virginia Although the term "Blue Ridge" is sometimes applied exclusively to the eastern edge or front range of the Appalachian Mountains, the geological definition of the Blue Ridge province extends westward to the Ridge and Valley area, encompassing the Great Smoky Mountains, the Great Balsams, the Roans, the Blacks, and other mountain ranges.
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty.The parkway, which is the longest linear park in the U.S., [3] runs for 469 miles (755 km) through 29 counties in Virginia and North Carolina, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Blue Ridge is the home of the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway, a restored railroad that features a four-hour, 26 mile roundtrip journey along the Toccoa River to the sister towns McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee. [8] The original tracks started in Marietta, Georgia, and reached Blue Ridge and the surrounding areas in 1886.
The Blue Ridge Mountains as seen from the Blue Ridge Parkway near Mount Mitchell. The following is a list of mountains constituting the Blue Ridge, a mountain range stretching about 450 miles from Pennsylvania to Georgia in the USA. The Blue Ridge is part of the larger Appalachian Mountain Range.
Fannin County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Georgia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,319. [1] It is one of the most rural counties in Georgia due its location in the Appalachian Mountain Range, with about 90% of the population of Fannin County living in unincorporated lands.
Bearwallow Gap on Blue Ridge Parkway; Black Horse Gap on Blue Ridge Parkway; Buford's Gap on U.S. Route 460; Adney Gap on U.S. Route 221; Volunteer Gap at Fancy Gap, Virginia elevation 2,672 feet on Blue Ridge Parkway Mile Post 193; Pipers Gap on Virginia State Route 97; Mikes Gap south of Gleaves Road near Ewing Mountain
The Smoky Mountain chain (as contrasted with the Blue Ridge) is more continuous, more elevated, more regular in its direction and height, and rises very uniformly from 5,000 to 6,621 feet (2,018.1 m). The Blue Ridge is composed of many fragments scarcely connected into a continuous and regular chain.
The Roanoke Valley (/ ˈ r oʊ. ə ˌ n oʊ k / ROH-ə-nohk) in southwest Virginia is an area adjacent to and including the Roanoke River between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Appalachian Plateau to the west. The valley includes much of Roanoke County, as well as the two independent cities of Roanoke and Salem. The Roanoke Valley