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Appalachian Mountains
Blue Ridge, part of the Appalachian Mountains.
The highest peak in the Appalachian Mountains is Mount Mitchell, which reaches an elevation of 6,684 feet (2,037 metres). Located in the Black Mountains of North Carolina, it is also the highest point in the United States east of the Mississippi River.12