Where are the Appalachian Mountains located?
Q: Where are the Appalachian Mountains located?
A: The Appalachian Mountains are located in North America, partly in Canada and mostly in the United States. They run from Newfoundland in Canada to central Alabama in the United States.
Q: What is the average height of individual mountains within the Appalachian range?
A: The individual mountains within the Appalachian range average around 3,000 ft (900 m) in height.
Q: What is the highest peak of the Appalachians?
A: The highest peak of the Appalachians is Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina, which stands at 6,684 ft or 2,037m tall. It is also considered to be the highest point east of Mississippi River and eastern North America.
Q: How does east-west travel through this mountain range typically occur?
A: East-west travel through this mountain range typically occurs by climbing ridgelines and valleys that run north-south as there are only a few mountain passes that run east-west. One example is Erie Canal which was built through one such pass.
Q: What areas does "Appalachia" refer to?
A: Appalachia usually refers to areas in central and southern parts of Appalachian Mountains but not northern parts; these areas include all of West Virginia and parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina as well as extending as far south as northern Georgia and western South Carolina, as far north as Pennsylvania, and as far west as southeastern Ohio. In 1965 Congress created an Appalachian Regional Commission to include these areas plus more extending up to Mississippi.
Q: How long is the Appalachian Trail?
A: The Appalachian Trail is about 3,500 km (2190 miles) long and goes through 14 states from Georgia to Maine.
