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[[Image:Rainy Blue Ridge-27527.jpg|thumb|450px|center|<center>The '''Blue Ridge Mountains''' as seen from the [[Blue Ridge Parkway]] near [[Mount Mitchell (North Carolina)|Mount Mitchell]].
[[Image:Rainy Blue Ridge-27527.jpg|right|thumb|The '''Blue Ridge Mountains''' as seen from the [[Blue Ridge Parkway]] near [[Mount Mitchell (North Carolina)|Mount Mitchell]].
The '''Blue Ridge''', or '''Blue Ridge Mountains''', is a [[Physiographic regions of the world|physiographic province]] of the larger [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachian]] division. The province consists of the Northern and Southern physiographic sections, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. [http://water.usgs.gov/GIS/metadata/usgswrd/XML/physio.xml] They are a mountain chain in the eastern [[United States]], part of the [[Appalachian Mountains]], forming their eastern front from Georgia to Pennsylvania To the west of the Blue Ridge, between it and the bulk of the Appalachians, lies the [[Great Appalachian Valley|Great Valley]], bordered on the west by the [[Ridge-and-valley Appalachians|Ridge and Valley]] province. The mountains are well known for their bluish color when seen from a distance. Trees put the "blue" in Blue Ridge, from the hydrocarbons released into the atmosphere, thereby contributing to the characteristic haze on the mountains and their distinctive color. [http://www.nps.gov/blri/faqs.htm]
The '''Blue Ridge''', or '''Blue Ridge Mountains''', is a [[Physiographic regions of the world|physiographic province]] of the larger [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachian]] division. The province consists of the Northern and Southern physiographic sections, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. [http://water.usgs.gov/GIS/metadata/usgswrd/XML/physio.xml] They are a mountain chain in the eastern [[United States]], part of the [[Appalachian Mountains]], forming their eastern front from Georgia to Pennsylvania To the west of the Blue Ridge, between it and the bulk of the Appalachians, lies the [[Great Appalachian Valley|Great Valley]], bordered on the west by the [[Ridge-and-valley Appalachians|Ridge and Valley]] province. The mountains are well known for their bluish color when seen from a distance. Trees put the "blue" in Blue Ridge, from the hydrocarbons released into the atmosphere, thereby contributing to the characteristic haze on the mountains and their distinctive color. [http://www.nps.gov/blri/faqs.htm]