Winterspring

Winterspring (aka Winterspring Valley[1] or Winterspring Grove[citation needed]) is a valley located in northeasternKalimdor, east of Felwood and Hyjal, and north of Azshara. It is a cold land perpetually covered in snow, and holds thegoblin city of Everlook, old night elf holdings, and the primary home of the blue dragonflight on Kalimdor. Many wild creatures roam the beautiful landscape.

History
Thousands of years ago, this valley upon the slopes of Mount Hyjal served as a place for the night elves to start anew in the wake of the Great Sundering. A realm of near-perpetual winter, the valley has long been involved in a struggle between malevolent blue dragons and the fearsome white frostsaber cats.[2]

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During the events of Third War the valley was in a rare period of springtime or summer with no snow to be seen anywhere. All, Thrall's Horde, Alliance remnants, Scourge, night elves and corrupted satyrs made camps here. Tyrande and Malfurion destroyed one human camp and the satyr and awakened the druids of claws.

Geography
Winterspring Valley is above Moonglade and is the last stop along the road that winds up to Hyjal Peak. The valley is separated fromMoonglade, lower on the mountain slope, by a thick, white cloud bank. Winterspring is a cold realm consistently covered with snow and frost. Once above the clouds, the air is crisp and clean and the sun shines often when the snow is not falling. The trees of Winterspring were bent and twisted into odd positions during the climactic Battle of Mount Hyjal. Many of the World Tree's massive roots are also exposed here, towering overhead like massive oak archways. This otherwise cold and serene place shakes with periodic conflict between the forces of the sorcerer-dragon Cobaltann and the night elves who strive to drive them from the slopes of Mount Hyjal. Snow cats, bears, and other creatures of the wild are seen here on occasion, but only rarely due to the high altitude. It is a place of cold medium forest and rugged mountains.[2]

Both the Steamwheedle Cartel and the night elves have established bases in the region. Though there are no instanced dungeons or battlegrounds in Winterspring, there are several micro dungeons in the area.