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Appalachian Mountains
Blue Ridge, part of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Allegheny Mountains are a range located in the eastern portion of the Allegheny Plateau, which is part of the Appalachian Mountains in the United States.1
The range stretches more than 500 miles (800 km) in a south-southwestward direction, beginning in north-central Pennsylvania and extending to southwestern Virginia.1