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Northern Appalachians

Region(s):
North America, United States (USA): (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont), Canada: (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec)
Parent Range: Appalachian Mountains
Max. Elevation: 1 916 m / 6 286 ft
Geology: Tectonic
Average Length: 1 056 miles / 1 700 km
Average Width: 600 miles / 373 km

Overview

Range Name(s):
Northern Appalachians
Max. Elevation:
1 916 m / 6 286 ft
Region(s):
North America
Location:
North America, United States (USA): (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont), Canada: (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec)
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Geology:
Tectonic
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Average Length:
1 056 miles / 1 700 km
Average Width:
600 miles / 373 km
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Location

North America, United States (USA): (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont), Canada: (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec)
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    Appalachian Mountains are in the focus of interest of hikers, rather than climbers. They are famous for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the A.T. This is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. The total length is approximately 2,200 miles (3,500 km). The Appalachian Trail is famous for its many hikers, some of whom, called thru-hikers, attempt to hike it in its entirety in a single season. Many books, memoirs, web sites and fan organizations are dedicated to this pursuit.
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    Northern Appalachians is the lowest part of Appalachian Mountains. It is a hilly plateau with individual ranges and ridges up to 1916 m (Mount Washington).
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    The Northern Appalachians runs from the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador to the Hudson River.
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    Mount Washington in Appalachians is the place with the world's worst weather! It is the combination of extreme cold, wet, high winds, icing conditions and low visibility consistently found atop Mount Washington, which earn it the title "Home of the World's Worst Weather". Despite its relatively low elevation   ... Read more
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