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Allegheny-bjergene

Allegheny-bjergene (Allegheny Mountains)
Bjergkæde
Udsigt fra toppen Spruce Knob, det højeste punkt i Alleghenies.
Udsigt fra toppen Spruce Knob,
det højeste punkt i Alleghenies.
Land USA
Delstater Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia
Del af Ridge-and-valley Appalachians
Grænser til Cumberland Mountains
Højeste punkt Spruce Knob ved Spruce Mountain
 - sted Pendleton County, WV
 - højde 1.482 moh
Geologi Sandsten, Kvartsit
Orogeni Alleghenian orogeny
Kort over Allegheny-bjergene som er markeret med lilla.
Kort over Allegheny-bjergene som er markeret med lilla.
Kort over Allegheny-bjergene som er markeret med lilla.

Allegeny-bjergene er en ældre betegnelse for hele bjergkæden Appalacherne. I dag dækker betegnelsen kun et mindre område af 800 km længde fra det centrale Pennsylvania gennem det vestlige Maryland og østlige West Virginia til det sydlige Virginia. Bjergtoppene når op i ca. 1.300 meters højde, og bjergene er beklædt med tæt skov. Der er kun få veje i området.

Allegheny-bjergene danner en naturlig barriere, som forhindrede nybyggerne i at drage vest på. Først da jernbanen kom i det 19. århundrede kunne man for alvor gennemtrænge bjergene.

Under den amerikanske borgerkrig dannede bjergkæden skellet mellem det østlige og det vestlige operationsområde.

  • McNeill, G.D. (Douglas), The Last Forest, Tales of the Allegheny Woods, n.p., 1940 (Reprinted with preface by Louise McNeill, Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation, Dunmore, W.Va. and McClain Printing Company, Parsons, W.Va, 1989.)
  • Rosier, George L., Compiler, Hiking Guide to the Allegheny Trail, Second edition, West Virginia Scenic Trails Association, Kingwood, West Virginia, 1990.
  • Smith, J. Lawrence, The High Alleghenies: The Drama and Heritage of Three Centuries, Tornado, West Virginia: Allegheny Vistas; Illustrations by Bill Pitzer, 1982.

38°41′59″N 79°31′58″V / 38.6997°N 79.5328°V / 38.6997; -79.5328

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