Appalachian Mountains Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
mountain range in the eastern United States and Canada
About Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachians originally uplifted when the supercontinent Pangaea was forming. The crashing together of the European and African tectonic plates with the North American plate caused enormous mountains to rise. At their peak they were likely higher than the Alps or Rockies today, possibly rivaling the modern Himalayas. Erosion during the Age of Dinosaurs wore the Appalachians down to nearly a flat plain, but subsequent uplift allowed rivers to cut valleys into the ancient rock, forming the modern peaks and valleys that characterize the region. The mountains served as a barrier to western migration when Europeans began settling the continent. Except along river valleys and theGreat Lakes, there was very little white settlement west of the Appalachians until the beginning of the 18th centu
Appalachian Mountains Travel Guide Sections
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