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The Iron Mountains are a minor range

Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes,...

of the Appalachian Mountains

Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains , often called the Appalachians, are a vast system of mountains in eastern North America. Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians...

. These mountains are located around the common meeting point of Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a state located in the Southeastern United States. According to the 2008 census, it has a population of 6,214,888, an increase of nearly 9.5% since 2000. Tennessee is the 14th fastest growing state in the US and is ranked 17th by population. It is ranked 36th by total land area. In...

, Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the Blue...

, and North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties...

. A portion of the Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately long. The path is maintained by thirty trail...

runs the crest of Iron Mountain above Watauga Lake

Watauga Lake

Watauga Lake, located southeast of Elizabethton, Tennessee, was created by the Tennessee Valley Authority of the with completion of the TVA Watauga Dam and Reservoir....

and the Watauga River

Watauga River

The Watauga River is a large stream of western North Carolina and East Tennessee. It is 60 miles long with its headwaters on the slopes of Grandfather Mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina.-Hydrography:...

near Elizabethton, Tennessee

Elizabethton, Tennessee

Elizabethton is a city in and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is also the historical site of the first independent settlement on American soil and located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original thirteen British colonies in America.The...

, and then runs northeastly by Shady Valley

Shady Valley, Tennessee

Shady Valley is an unincorporated community in Johnson County in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is just outside of Cherokee National Forest.Shady Valley is also the name of the valley in which the town is located....

, Tennessee, finally ascending Holston Mountain

Holston Mountain

Holston Mountain is a mountain in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia, in the United States. It is in the Blue Ridge Mountains part of the Appalachian Mountains. Holston Mountain is a very prominent ridge-type mountain in Tennessee's Ridge and Valley Region, about 28 miles long, running...

and into Virginia.

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