Piedmont Mountains
The Piedmont Mountains are a series of outlying mountain ranges, sometimes called “low mountains”, in the
Most of the features within the
monadnocks
which become further exposed with erosion.
Flora and fauna
The
native plants and animals on these mountains vary in diversity. Many of the plants that can be found in the Appalachian Mountains to the west may be found isolated upon these hills. Consequently, much of the vegetation common to the Piedmont may be sited here as well and lead to hybridization or species exclusively found at particular sites. This fact alone sometimes lead to an areas protection as well as the notoriety of the location itself being an oddity.[3]
Location
Ridge and Valley
(very near Piedmont Mountains) and enters the New England region.
Alabama
Georgia
- Kennesaw Mountain
- Sweat Mountain
- Sawnee Mountain Range
- Stone Mountain
- Alcovy Mountain
- Pine Mountain Range
South Carolina
- Glassy Mountain
- Paris Mountain
North Carolina
References
- ^ "Piedmont: "Geography of Virginia"". www.virginiaplaces.org.
- ^ "Piedmont Geologic Province". New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Lonely mountains: The monadnocks of the inner Piedmont -". www.learnnc.org.
- ^ "Natural Communities of Virginia - Palustrine System - Alluvial Floodplain Communities: Piedmont / Mountain Alluvial Forests". Archived from the original on 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2011-01-07.