Blue Ridge Mountains

Summary

Blue Ridge Mountains is a mountain range^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,142 views/month, #11 of 2,807).^[2]

Key Facts

• Blue Ridge Mountains is located in North Carolina^[3].
• Blue Ridge Mountains is located in Virginia^[4].
• Blue Ridge Mountains is located in Tennessee^[5].
• Blue Ridge Mountains is located in Maryland^[6].
• Blue Ridge Mountains is located in Pennsylvania^[7].
• Blue Ridge Mountains is located in West Virginia^[8].
• Blue Ridge Mountains is in the country of United States^[9].
• Blue Ridge Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[10].
• Blue Ridge Mountains is made of granite^[11].
• Blue Ridge Mountains is made of gneiss^[12].
• Blue Ridge Mountains is made of limestone^[13].
• Blue Ridge Mountains is part of Ozark, Oauchita-Appalachian Forests^[14].
• Blue Ridge Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Blue Ridge Mountains^[15].
• Blue Ridge Mountains's highest point is recorded as Mount Mitchell^[16].
• Blue Ridge Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.76428, 'lon': -82.26568}^[17].
• Blue Ridge Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blue Ridge Mountains^[18].
• Blue Ridge Mountains's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[19].
• Blue Ridge Mountains's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+750'}^[20].
• Blue Ridge Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2037'}^[21].
• Blue Ridge Mountains sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2002'}^[22].
• Blue Ridge Mountains's mountain range is recorded as Appalachian Mountains^[23].

Body

Geography

Blue Ridge Mountains is in the country of United States^[9]. Located in include North Carolina^[3], an U.S. state^[24], in United States^[25], founded in 1789^[26]; Virginia^[4], an U.S. state^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1788^[29]; Tennessee^[5], an U.S. state^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1796^[32]; Maryland^[6], an U.S. state^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1788^[35]; Pennsylvania^[7], an U.S. state^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1787^[38]; and West Virginia^[8], an U.S. state^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1863^[41]. It is part of Ozark, Oauchita-Appalachian Forests^[14].

Physical Characteristics

Elevations include {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2037'}^[21] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2002'}^[22]. Blue Ridge Mountains's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+750'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Blue Ridge Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Blue Ridge Mountains include Blue Ridge Parkway^[42], a scenic route^[43], in United States^[44].

Why It Matters

Blue Ridge Mountains ranks in the top 0.39% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,142 views/month, #11 of 2,807).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include Blue Ridge Parkway^[42], a scenic route^[43], in United States^[44].