Appalachian

The Appalachian Mountains are a vast mountain range situated in eastern North America, extending roughly 2,050 mi from central Alabama to Newfoundland along a generally southwest-northeast axis. Alongside the Appalachian Plateau province -- which they are not entirely synonymous with -- the mountains form a wider system comprising the region's backbone. The range's highest peak is 6,684 foot Mount Mitchell in the Black Mountains subrange of North Carolina, which themselves are part of the larger