Question: What is the only major mountain range between the Appalachian Mountains and the mountains higher than the mountains found in the state the Museum of Appalachia is located?

The Appalachian Mountains (French: les Appalaches), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. They once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before experiencing natural erosion. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. The Appalachian chain is a barrier to east - west travel, as it forms a series of alternating ridgelines and valleys oriented in opposition to most highways and railroads running east - west. <SEP> The Great Plains lie west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. A large portion of the country's agricultural products are grown in the Great Plains. Before their general conversion to farmland, the Great Plains were noted for their extensive grasslands, from tallgrass prairie in the eastern plains to shortgrass steppe in the western High Plains. Interior Highlands, the only major mountainous region between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains. Elevation rises gradually from less than a few hundred feet near the Mississippi River to more than a mile high in the High Plains. The generally low relief of the plains is broken in several places, most notably in the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains, which form the U.S. <SEP> The Gulf of Mexico is the dominant factor in the climate of Tennessee, with winds from the south being responsible for most of the state's annual precipitation. Generally, the state has hot summers and mild to cool winters with generous precipitation throughout the year, with highest average monthly precipitation generally in the winter and spring months, between December and April. The driest months, on average, are August to October. Most of the state has a humid subtropical climate, with the exception of some of the higher elevations in the Appalachians, which are classified as having a mountain temperate climate or a humid continental climate due to cooler temperatures. On average the state receives 50 inches (130 cm) of precipitation annually. Snowfall ranges from 5 inches (13 cm) in West Tennessee to over 16 inches (41 cm) in the higher mountains in East Tennessee. <SEP> mount twynam is a mountain located on the main range, part of the great dividing range, in the snowy mountains in new south wales, australia. the mountain is located close the border between new south wales and victoria. <SEP> the topography of the state is roughly defined by the continental divide, which splits much of the state into distinct eastern and western regions. most of montana's 100 or more named mountain ranges are concentrated in the western half of the state, most of which is geologically and geographically part of the northern rocky mountains. the absaroka and beartooth ranges in the south-central part of the state are technically part of the central rocky mountains. the rocky mountain front is a significant feature in the north-central portion of the state, and there are a number of isolated island ranges that interrupt the prairie landscape common in the central and eastern parts of the state. about 60 percent of the state is prairie, part of the northern great plains. <SEP> Recently named an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum is a collection of more than 30 historic buildings rescued from neglect and decay and gathered onto of picturesque pastures and fields. The Museum of Appalachia, located in Norris, Tennessee, north of Knoxville, is a living history museum that interprets the pioneer and early 20th-century period of the Southern Appalachian region of the United States. The museum also preserves and displays thousands of authentic relics, maintains one of the nation's largest folk art collections, and hosts performances of traditional Appalachian music and annual demonstrations by hundreds of regional craftsmen.