Alleghanian orogeny
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The Alleghanian orogeny or Appalachian orogeny is one of the geological mountain-forming events that formed the Appalachian Mountains and Allegheny Mountains. The term and spelling Alleghany orogeny w
Major fault at the dividing line between the Allegheny Plateau and the true Appalachian Mountains (Williamsport, Pennsylvania).
Allegheny Mountains
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The Allegheny Mountains are a mountain range situated in the eastern United States. A sub-range of the much vaster Appalachian Mountains, they extend roughly 300 miles along a northeast-southwest orie
Alleghanian orogeny
…The Alleghanian orogeny or Appalachian orogeny is one of the geological mountain-forming events that formed the Appalachian Mountains and Allegheny Mountains. The term and spelling Alleghany orogeny was originally proposed by H.P. Woodward in 1957. The Alleghanian orogeny occurred approximately 325 million…
View from atop Spruce Mountain in eastern West Virginia, the highest point in the Alleghenies
North Fork Mountain in West Virginia, looking south
Blue Knob, the most northern 3,000 footer in the Allegheny Mountains
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