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The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap.
Although the term  Blue Ridge  is sometimes applied exclusively to the eastern edge or front range of the Appalachian Mountains , the geological definition of the Blue Ridge province extends westward to the Ridge and Valley area , encompassing the Great Smoky Mountains , the Great Balsams , the Roans , the Blacks , the Brushy Mountains ( a  spur ...