Shenandoah National Park

Shenandoah National Park
a national park in N Virginia, including part of the Blue Ridge mountain range. 302 sq. mi. (782 sq. km).

* * *

National park, Blue Ridge Mountains, northern Virginia, U.S. Formed in 1935, the park consists of 193,537 ac (78,322 ha) and is noted for its scenery, which affords some of the widest views in the eastern states.

It is heavily forested with hardwoods and conifers; wildlife includes deer, foxes, and numerous birds.

* * *

 preserve of 311 square miles (805 square km) in the Blue Ridge section of the Appalachian Mountains, in northern Virginia, U.S. The park was authorized in 1926 and established in 1935.

      The park is noted for its scenery, which affords some of the most spectacular panoramic views in the eastern states. Skyline Drive, 105 miles (169 km) long, runs the length of the park from north to south, winding among the peaks and through valleys and gaps. This accessibility to the crest of the Blue Ridge is because of the great age of the granitic and metamorphosed basaltic mountains, which have been rounded and worn down by millions of years of erosion.

      Except for a few grassy meadows, the park is heavily forested with both hardwoods (hickory and oak) and conifers (pine). From spring to autumn a succession of brilliant wildflowers bloom. Wildlife includes deer, bears, foxes, squirrels, and other mammals, along with numerous birds, some of which migrate south in the winter. The park is a unique example of an area that was overused—in this instance by mountain farmers—and was allowed to return to its natural state. The Appalachian National Scenic Trail roughly parallels Skyline Drive through the park.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Shenandoah National Park — Shenandoah Nationalpark Skyline Drive …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shenandoah National Park —   [ʃenən dəʊə næʃnl pɑːk], Nationalpark in Virginia, USA, in der Blue Ridge am Ostrand des Shenandoah Valley (Teil des Großen Appalachentals), 789 km2, eingerichtet 1935 …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Shenandoah National Park — This article is about the national park in Virginia. For the road running through the park, see Skyline Drive. For other uses, see Shenandoah. Shenandoah National Park IUCN Category II (National Park) …   Wikipedia

  • Shenandoah National Park — Parc national de Shenandoah Shenandoah Catégorie II de la CMAP (Parc national) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Shenandoah National Park — This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Shenandoah National Park. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Shenandoah National Park,… …   Wikipedia

  • Shenandoah National Park — noun a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains • Instance Hypernyms: ↑national park • Part Holonyms: ↑Virginia, ↑Old Dominion, ↑Old Dominion State, ↑VA …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shenandoah National Park — Shen′ando′ah Na′tional Park′ n. geg a national park in N Virginia, including part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 302 sq. mi. (782 sq. km) …   From formal English to slang

  • List of amphibians in the Shenandoah National Park — This is a list of the amphibians that occur in the Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia. *Abundant refers to species that may be seen daily in its suitable habitat and season, and counted in relatively large… …   Wikipedia

  • Shenandoah National Park — geographical name reservation N Virginia in Blue Ridge Mountains …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • National Park Passport Stamps — Example of a National Park Passport Stamp for the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area At nearly all of the 397 American National Park units (and many of the National Park Service s affiliated areas), one or more National Park Passport… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”