<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Appalachian Mountains </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Appalachians </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> August 2007 view from the slopes of Back Allegheny Mountain, looking east; visible are Allegheny Mountain (in the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia, middle distance) and Shenandoah Mountain (in the George Washington National Forest of Virginia, far distance) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Highest point </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Peak </Th> <Td> Mount Mitchell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> 6,684 ft (2,037 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 1,500 mi (2,400 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Geography </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Countries </Th> <Td> United States, France (St. Pierre and Miquelon) and Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> State / Province </Th> <Td> Newfoundland and Labrador, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Range coordinates </Th> <Td> 40 ° N 78 ° W ﻿ / ﻿ 40 ° N 78 ° W ﻿ / 40; - 78 Coordinates: 40 ° N 78 ° W ﻿ / ﻿ 40 ° N 78 ° W ﻿ / 40; - 78 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Geology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Orogeny </Th> <Td> Taconic, Acadian, Alleghanian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Age of rock </Th> <Td> Ordovician - Permian </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Appalachian Mountains </Th> </Tr>

How many states contain part of the appalachian mountain range