Washington rises above 6,000 feet (1,800 m). There are 39 peaks in North Carolina and Tennessee higher than 6,000 feet (1,800 m) by comparison, in the northern portion of the Appalachian chain only New Hampshire's Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina at 6,684 feet (2,037 m). The highest peak in the Blue Ridge (and in the entire Appalachian chain) is Mt. About 125 peaks exceed 5,000 feet (1,500 m) in elevation. The Blue Ridge contains the highest mountains in eastern North America south of Baffin Island. While South Mountain dwindles to hills between Gettysburg and Harrisburg, the band of ancient rocks that form the core of the Blue Ridge continues northeast through the New Jersey and Hudson River highlands, eventually reaching The Berkshires of Massachusetts and the Green Mountains of Vermont. The Blue Ridge extends as far south as Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia and as far north into Pennsylvania as South Mountain. The Blue Ridge near Massies Mill, Nelson County, Virginia The Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile (755 km) long scenic highway, connects the two parks and runs along the ridge crest-lines, as does the Appalachian Trail. The eight national forests include George Washington and Jefferson, Cherokee, Pisgah, Nantahala and Chattahoochee. Within the Blue Ridge province are two major national parks – the Shenandoah National Park in the northern section, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the southern section. This contributes to the characteristic haze on the mountains and their perceived color. Trees put the "blue" in Blue Ridge, from the isoprene released into the atmosphere. The Blue Ridge Mountains are known for having a bluish color when seen from a distance. To the west of the Blue Ridge, between it and the bulk of the Appalachians, lies the Great Appalachian Valley, bordered on the west by the Ridge and Valley province of the Appalachian range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. The mountain range is located in the Eastern United States, and extends 550 miles southwest from southern Pennsylvania through Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama
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