what event most likely created the blue ridge mountains in virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains The Blue Ridge Mountains began forming during the Silurian Period over 400 million years ago. Approximately 320 Mya, North America and Europe collided, pushing up the Blue Ridge. At the time of their emergence, the Blue Ridge were among the highest mountains in the world, and reached heights comparable to the much younger Alps. Today, due to weathering and erosion over hundreds of millions of years, the highest peak in the range, Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, is only 6,684 feet high â€“ still the highest peak east of the Rockies.
Vermont The origin of the name "Vermont" is uncertain, but likely comes from the French Les Verts Monts, meaning "the Green Mountains".[13] Thomas Young introduced it in 1777.[14] In 1913, the Secretary of State of Vermont speculated that the archaic French term Verd Mont (green mountain) may have inspired Young.[15] Another source points out the predominance of mica-quartz-chlorite schist, a green-hued metamorphosed shale, as a possible reason.[16] The Green Mountains form a northâ€“south spine running most of the length of the state, slightly west of its center. In the southwest portion of the state are located the Taconic Mountains.[17] In the northwest, near Lake Champlain, is the fertile Champlain Valley. In the south of the valley is Lake Bomoseen.