<P> The range is mostly in the United States ( U.S. ) but extends into southeastern Canada , forming a zone from 100 to 300 mi ( 160 to 480 km ) wide , running from the island of Newfoundland 1,500 mi ( 2,400 km ) southwestward to Central Alabama in the United States . The range covers parts of the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon , which comprise an overseas territory of France . The system is divided into a series of ranges , with the individual mountains averaging around 3,000 ft ( 910 m ) . The highest of the group is Mount Mitchell in North Carolina at 6,684 feet ( 2,037 m ) , which is the highest point in the United States east of the Mississippi River . </P>
<P> The range is mostly in the United States ( U.S. ) but extends into southeastern Canada , forming a zone from 100 to 300 mi ( 160 to 480 km ) wide , running from the island of Newfoundland 1,500 mi ( 2,400 km ) southwestward to Central Alabama in the United States . The range covers parts of the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon , which comprise an overseas territory of France . The system is divided into a series of ranges , with the individual mountains averaging around 3,000 ft ( 910 m ) . The highest of the group is Mount Mitchell in North Carolina at 6,684 feet ( 2,037 m ) , which is the highest point in the United States east of the Mississippi River . </P>
where do the appalachian mountains begin and end
where do the appalachian mountains begin and end
running from the island of Newfoundland 1,500 mi ( 2,400 km ) southwestward to Central Alabama in the United States parts of the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
running from the island of Newfoundland 1,500 mi ( 2,400 km ) southwestward to Central Alabama in the United States parts of the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon