What stretches about 1200 miles and borders the Blue Ridge Mountains?
Great Appalachian Valley The Great Valley, also called the Great Appalachian Valley or Great Valley Region, is one of the major landform features of eastern North America. It is a gigantic trough—a chain of valley lowlands—and the central feature of the Appalachian Mountain system. The trough stretches about 1200 mi from Quebec to Alabama and has been an important north-south route of travel since prehistoric times.
Stewarts Creek Wildlife Management Area Stewarts Creek Wildlife Management Area is a 1087 acre Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Carroll County, Virginia. It lies along the Blue Ridge Mountains, with terrain that is rugged and steep; its lowest elevation is 1580 ft above sea level, while the highest is at 2955 ft , near the Blue Ridge Parkway. Five sections of streams totaling 4.8 mi , including the headwaters of both the North and South forks of Stewarts Creek, lie within the area's boundaries; many of these contain populations of brook trout, and are bordered by thickets of rhododendrons. Most of the area is wooded, mainly with tulip poplar, yellow birch, oak, and hickory.