Blue Ridge Mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains are mountains that go across the eastern United States. They go through Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia. Its highest point is Mount Mitchell in North Carolina. The first mountain or best known mountain, is Blue Mountain in Pennsylvania. The Blue Ridge Mountains are a part of the Appalachian Mountains.
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| Elevation | 6,684 ft (2,037 m) |
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The blue haze which covers the mountains is caused by isoprene. It is produced by the trees and other plants.
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Blue Ridge Mountains - Front Royal, Virginia
The Blue Ridge Mountains as seen from Blowing Rock, North Carolina
The Blue Ridge near Massies Mill, Nelson County, Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, viewed from Chimney Rock Mountain Overlook in North Carolina
The northernmost extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in northern Maryland
The Blue Ridge Mountains, looking especially blue in the background, seen from Lynchburg, Virginia
On an unusually clear day without the haze that makes them look "blue," the Blue Ridge in the background of this picture shows green trees (seen from Virginia's Nelson County High School)
View of Blue Ridge Mountains from Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina
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