Blue Ridge Mountains

British

plural noun

a mountain range in the eastern US, extending from West Virginia into Georgia: part of the Appalachian mountains. Highest peak: Mount Mitchell, 2038 m (6684 ft)

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Blue Ridge Mountains Cultural

Range of the Appalachian Mountains extending from southern Pennsylvania south to northern Georgia.

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Blue Ridge Mountains

The gathering of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors takes place Monday and Tuesday in the Blue Ridge Mountains city of Asheville, North Carolina.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

A scion of northeastern Virginia, Washington first crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains during the course of his duties as a teenage surveyor in 1748.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

The spot reminded him of his childhood and the Blue Ridge Mountains where he grew up, and vacations at Holden Beach on the shores in North Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025

His father's family was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025

During the summer break from school, the Gobles worked as live-in help for a New York family that summered in Virginias Blue Ridge Mountains.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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