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Blue Ridge Mountains, Staunton, VA

The Blue Ridge Mountains are composed primarily of igneous and metamorphic rock. The highest peak sits nearly 6,000 feet above sea level. Here we see a portion of the mountain range that has poor soils for supporting vegetation which is why the landscape is a grayish-brown.

Photographer: Soil Science

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Uploaded on October 22, 2014