WebThe Allegheny Mountain Range (/ æ l ɪ ˈ ɡ eɪ n i /; also spelled Alleghany or Allegany), informally the Alleghenies, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the Eastern United States and Canada and posed a significant barrier to land travel in less developed eras. The Allegheny Mountains have a northeast–southwest orientation, running for …

WebClingmans Dome (or Clingman's Dome) is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina in the southeastern United States.Its name in Cherokee is Kuwahi or Kuwohi (ᎫᏩᎯ or ᎫᏬᎯ), meaning "mulberry place."At an elevation of 6,643 feet (2,025 m), it is the highest mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the …

WebThe Watchung Mountains (once called the Blue Hills) are a group of three long low ridges of volcanic origin, between 400 and 500 feet (120 and 150 m) high, lying parallel to each other in northern New Jersey in the United States.The name is derived from the American Native Lenape name for them, Wach Unks (High Hills). The Watchung Mountains are …

WebThe High Huts of the White Mountains are eight mountain huts in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, owned and maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club.They are modeled after similar huts in the Alps and positioned at intervals along the Appalachian Trail, allowing "thru-hikers" who hike the entire Appalachian Trail to benefit from their …

WebRoaring Fork is a stream in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States.Once the site of a small Appalachian community, today the stream's area is home to the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail and the Roaring Fork Historic District.. Like many mountain streams, Roaring Fork is volatile. While the stream presents …

WebEmma Rowena (Caldwell) Gatewood, known as Grandma Gatewood, (October 25, 1887 – June 4, 1973), was an American ultra-light hiking pioneer. After a difficult life as a farm wife, mother of eleven children, and survivor of domestic violence, she became famous as the first solo female thru-hiker of the 2,168-mile (3,489 km) Appalachian Trail (A.T.) in 1955 at …

WebThe southern Appalachian spruce–fir forest consists of several stands covering a combined area of between 60,000 and 70,000 acres (24,000 and 28,000 ha), although less conservative estimates have placed the forest's coverage at around 90,000 acres (36,000 ha). The largest southern spruce–fir stand is located atop the Great Smoky Mountains …

WebThe Green Mountains are a mountain range in the U.S. state of Vermont.The range runs primarily south to north and extends approximately 250 miles (400 km) from the border with Massachusetts to the border with Quebec, Canada.The part of the same range that is in Massachusetts and Connecticut is known as The Berkshires or the Berkshire Hills (with …

WebThe Great Appalachian Valley, also called The Great Valley or Great Valley Region, is one of the major landform features of eastern North America.It is a gigantic trough—a chain of valley lowlands—and the central feature of the Appalachian Mountains system. The trough stretches about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) from Quebec in the north to Alabama in the south …

WebDie Appalachen (englisch Appalachian Mountains, französisch Appalaches) sind ein bewaldetes Gebirgssystem im Osten Nordamerikas, das sich (geologisch betrachtet) über eine Länge von 2400 Kilometern von den Long Range Mountains an der Westküste der kanadischen Insel Neufundland bis in den Norden des US-Bundesstaates Alabama …

WebJul 19, 2021 · Appalachian Mountains. Often referred to as the “Appalachians”, the Appalachian Mountains are a series of mountain ranges that stretches from the eastern to the northeastern part of the continent of North America.Forming the eastern complement of the Rocky Mountains, the Appalachian Mountains extend for about 2,400km from the …

WebThe 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires, also known as the Gatlinburg wildfires, were a complex of wildfires which began in late November 2016. Some of the towns most impacted were Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, both near Great Smoky Mountains National Park.The fires claimed at least 14 lives, injured 190, and is one of the largest natural disasters in …

WebAmicalola Falls State Park & Lodge is an 829-acre (3.35 km 2) Georgia state park located between Ellijay and Dahlonega in Dawsonville, Georgia.The park's name is derived from a Cherokee language word meaning "tumbling waters". The park is home to Amicalola Falls, a 729-foot (222 m) waterfall that is the highest in Georgia. However, an analysis conducted …

WebCharlies Bunion is a mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains of the Southeastern United States, characterized by a large boulder-like protrusion just below the summit on its otherwise-sheer northern face. The mountain is a rare instance of a bare-rock summit in the Smokies. Charlies Bunion rises to an elevation of 5,564 feet (1,696 m) above sea level, …