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The Blue Ridge is a mountain chain located at the eastern side of the United States of America and forms a core part of the Appalachian Mountains. It is evident from the name of the mountain chain that the mountains have got bluish color. It is said that when the Blue Ridge is seen from a distance, then, it appears to be bluish. The Great Valley lies at the west of the Blue Ridge and at the western side we have the Ridge and Valley province. The Blue Ridg e extends to the Great Smoky Mountains, Ridge and Valley area, the Roans, the Great Balsams and the Brushy Mountains in the west and to Pennsylvania as “South Mountain” in the north. The highest peak in the Blue Ridge and the Appalachian Chain is Mt. Mitchell. The Blue Ridge Parkway runs along the crests of Southern Appalachian and thereby connects two national parks, Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah. You will be shocked to know that there are about 39 peaks of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina and Tennessee and each of them is higher than 6, 000 feet.
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The Blue Ridge is formed out of the ancient granite charnockites, sedimentary limestones and metamorphosed volcanic formations. Modern studies have showed that the basement geology of the Blue Ridge is made up of granitoids and gneisses. It is interesting to note that in the ancient times, the foot of the Blue Ridge was inhabited by various tribes like the Iroquois, the Siouan Manahoacs and the Shawnee and they used to live by hunting and fishing. But with the passage of time these tribes started migrating to Virginia. The Blue Ridge is counted as the core part of the physiographic regions of Tennessee as it runs through six major US states, Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee and Maryland.
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