Alleghenies
Pennsylvania mountain range
The Alleghenies are a mountain range in the eastern United States, part of the broader Appalachian system, stretching from Pennsylvania through West Virginia and Virginia.
The name refers both to the mountains themselves and the surrounding region: a cabin in the Alleghenies, folk traditions from the Alleghenies.
Also called the Allegheny Mountains.
Northeastern founding colony state
- West VirginiaAppalachian state, capital Charleston
- MarylandMid-Atlantic U.S. state
- VirginiaMid-Atlantic American state
- CumberlandRiver or mountain gap
Shenandoah Valley · coalfields · Blue Ridge · Catskills · Adirondacks · Great Smoky Mountains · Appalachian Trail · Pittsburgh
Eastern US thru-hike route
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- trailheadHiking path entrance
- switchbackReversing mountain path
- ridge walkTraverse along a summit line
summit · wilderness · campsite · shelter · blaze · terrain · footpath · daypack
Dense deciduous lumber types
- oakQuercus genus member
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- hemlockPoisonous umbellifer or conifer
- birchPale deciduous hardwood
deciduous · conifers · rhododendron · mountain laurel · understory · canopy · timberland · woodland
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- vantage pointPosition offering clear sightlines
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
rolling hills · pastoral · picturesque · unspoiled · serene · fall colors · mountain views · scenic drive
Pennsylvania
Northeastern founding colony state
- West VirginiaAppalachian state, capital Charleston
- MarylandMid-Atlantic U.S. state
- VirginiaMid-Atlantic American state
Cumberland · Shenandoah Valley · coalfields · Blue Ridge · Catskills · Adirondacks · Great Smoky Mountains · Appalachian Trail · Pittsburgh · Johnstown
Appalachian Trail
Eastern US thru-hike route
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- trailheadHiking path entrance
- switchbackReversing mountain path
ridge walk · summit · wilderness · campsite · shelter · blaze · terrain · footpath · daypack · outfitter
hardwoods
Dense deciduous lumber types
birch · deciduous · conifers · rhododendron · mountain laurel · understory · canopy · timberland · woodland · wildflowers
vista
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- vantage pointPosition offering clear sightlines
breathtaking · rolling hills · pastoral · picturesque · unspoiled · serene · fall colors · mountain views · scenic drive · skyline
ridges
Narrow elevated formations
plateau · folded · eroded · ancient · rounded · summit · knob · gap · notch · hollow
- mountainsmountain, peaks, peak, summit, summits
- Eastern U.S.Appalachians, Blue Ridge Mountains, Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic coast, Piedmont
- mountain rangesAlps, Andes, Himalayas, Rockies, Pyrenees
- AppalachiansAppalachians, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains, Blue Ridge
AllegheniesGreat Plains
Central North American grassland
prairies · flatlands · coastal plains · Mississippi Delta · High Plains