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Appalachian Ridges

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Balsam Beartown Mountain (4710 ft/1436 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Pennsylvania (23%), Virginia (21%), Alabama (18%), Georgia (13%), Tennessee (13%), West Virginia (9%), New York (1%), Maryland (1%), New Jersey (1%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	40,110 sq mi / 103,884 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	665 mi / 1,070 km North-South 693 mi / 1,115 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	37° 8' N; 80° 29' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Appalachian Ridges
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Appalachian Mountains	Level 2 (Parent)
Canadian Appalachians	Level 3 (Sibling)
Northern U.S. Appalachians	Level 3 (Sibling)
Appalachian Plateaus	Level 3 (Sibling)
Appalachian Ridges	Level 3
Northern Appalachian Ridges	Level 4 (Child)
Central Appalachian Ridges	Level 4 (Child)
Southern Appalachian Ridges	Level 4 (Child)
Blue Ridge Mountains	Level 3 (Sibling)
Piedmont-Southeast Coast	Level 3 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Appalachian Ridges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range4
1.	Balsam Beartown Mountain	4710	1436	Southern Appalachian Ridges
2.	Beartown Mountain	4689	1429	Southern Appalachian Ridges
3.	Elleber Knob	4595	1401	Central Appalachian Ridges
4.	Kile Knob	4588	1398	Central Appalachian Ridges
5.	Watering Pond Knob	4560+	1390+	Central Appalachian Ridges
6.	Redoak Ridge	4560+	1390+	Southern Appalachian Ridges
7.	Little Ridge	4546	1386	Central Appalachian Ridges
8.	Flattop Mountain	4528	1380	Southern Appalachian Ridges
9.	Panther Knob	4508	1374	Central Appalachian Ridges
10.	Snowy Mountain	4505	1373	Central Appalachian Ridges
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range4
1.	Balsam Beartown Mountain	4710	1436	Southern Appalachian Ridges
2.	Elleber Knob	4595	1401	Central Appalachian Ridges
3.	Martin Hill	2775	846	Northern Appalachian Ridges

Photos of Peaks in the Appalachian Ridges

Balsam Beartown Mountain Very close to the top. USFS sign swallowed by tree (2020-10-25). Photo by Steven Fishback. Click here for larger-size photo.	Beartown Mountain The northern ramparts of Beartown Mtn (2018-10-17). Click here for larger-size photo. Edit Photo Info
Elleber Knob On top of the range (2019-10-21). Click here for larger-size photo. Edit Photo Info	Elliott Knob Elliott Knob - Augusta VA CoHP (2020-12-13). Photo by Steven Fishback. Click here for larger-size photo.
Morris Knob View west to east on VA91 of Morris Knob (2021-04-04). Photo by Steven Fishback. Click here for larger-size photo.	Chestnut Ridge Chestnut Ridge AT shelter and Benchmark (2020-10-25). Photo by Steven Fishback. Click here for larger-size photo.
Reddish Knob View from the top of Reddish Knob looking south(ish) (2018-04-26). Photo by H Yless. Click here for larger-size photo.	East River Mountain - Chimney Rock West East River Mnt-Chimney Rock West high point at 4360ft (2022-05-14). Photo by Steven Fishback. Click here for larger-size photo.
East River Mountain - Chimney Rock Chimney Rock has good view; but the rock feature is not visible from Chimney Rock Trail. Please refer my gpx to locate it. Bring a pair of loppers, or at least hand pruners to cut bushes and briers (2023-03-18). Photo by Powen Ru. Click here for larger-size photo.	Chimney Rock Peak Chimney Peak (middle) and Knob Mountain-Chimney Rock (left) looking NW as seen from VA16 (2022-02-20). Photo by Steven Fishback. Click here for larger-size photo.

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