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List Of Mountains In Virginia
This is a list of mountains in the U.S. state of Virginia. By mountain range This list is arranged by mountain ranges. Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians * Allegheny Mountain *Bear Garden Mountain * Big Schloss Mountain *Clinch Mountain *Church Mountain *Fort Lewis Mountain *Great North Mountain *Hankey Mountain *Narrow Back Mountain *Little North Mountain *Little Schloss Mountain *Little Sluice Mountain * North Mountain *Paddy Mountain *Salt Pond Mountain *Shenandoah Mountain **Elliott Knob **Reddish Knob *Tea Mountain *Threemile Mountain *Timber Ridge Cumberland Mountains *High Knob * Pine Mountain *Powell Mountain Blue Ridge Mountains This list of peaks of the Blue Ridge in Virginia is listed starting from north to south. * Blue Mountain **Loudoun Heights **Purcell Knob **Mount Weather ** Paris Mountain *Brushy Mountain *Lost Mountain *Naked Mountain – Elevation *High Knob *Little Cobbler Mountain (North Cobbler Mountain) – Elevation *Big Cobbler Mountain (Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most-populous city, and Fairfax County is the most-populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population was over 8.65million, with 36% of them living in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World. Virginia's state nickname, the Old Dominion, is a reference to this status. Slave labor and land acquired from displaced native tribes fueled the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powell Mountain
Powell Mountain (or "Powells Mountain") is a mountain ridge of the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians of the Appalachian Mountains. It is a long and narrow ridge, running northeast to southwest, from about Norton, Virginia to near Tazewell, Tennessee. It separates the Clinch River basin and the Powell River basin of Powell Valley. It was named for an 18th-century explorer. Its elevation averages between , with its highest points above . The highest point is Bowling Knob (), near the northern end of the mountain. Powell Mountain is about long. It is broken by one stream only, the North Fork Clinch River. North of the river, the mountain is less well-defined as a ridge and merges with Stone Mountain and other mountains near the headwaters of Powell River. The southern part of Powell Mountain is paralleled on the south by Newman Ridge and Stone Ridge. Between Powell Mountain and these ridges is Snake Hollow and the headwaters of Blackwater Creek. This area is known for its historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Rag Mountain
Old Rag Mountain is a mountain near Sperryville in Madison County, Virginia. A part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the peak is located within Shenandoah National Park and is the most popular hiking destination within the park. In contrast to most mountains of the Blue Ridge, Old Rag has an exposed (rocky) summit. Geology Old Rag Mountain is underlain by Old Rag Granite, named for its ubiquitous exposure on the mountain, formed during the Grenville Orogeny about a billion years ago. About 400 million years after the Grenville orogeny during the Catoctin Formation, deposition of basaltic magma occurred during the formation of the Iapetus Ocean, forming a layer of greenstone over the granite. This was followed by the Weverton Formation, Harpers Formation, and Antietam formation in which sand and rock sedimented on the ocean floor forming quartzite and sandstone deposits. Finally a period of sedimentation of shells and skeletons of foraminifera resulted in deposition of a la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary's Rock
Mary's Rock, also known as Marys Rock, is a tall mountain in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, United States. The peak is just south of the Thornton Gap Entrance of the park, and north of the taller Pinnacle. Mary's Rock is the eighth highest peak in Shenandoah National Park. Hiking Mary's Rock Two trails lead to the summit of Mary's Rock. One which starts from the Panorama Visitor Center and the other which starts from the Meadow Spring Parking Area. The trail from Panorama is somewhat longer and steeper, and is generally considered more difficult. It follows the white-blazed Appalachian Trail. The other trail is shorter and somewhat less difficult. The summit of the rock offers views of the northern section of Shenandoah National Park and Page Valley. Legends of Mary's Rock Mary's Rock has its fair share of legends of how the rock was named. One story claims that Francis Thornton wed Mary Savage and brought her up the mountain to show her the lands they would own together. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neighbor Mountain
Neighbor Mountain is a mountain in Page and Rappahannock Counties, Virginia, near the city of Luray. It is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its summit lies in Page County, within Shenandoah National Park. Geology Geologically speaking, the mountain is situated in the northern subprovince of the Blue Ridge Province of the Appalachian Highlands. It is part of the Crystalline Appalachians. Neighbor Mountain is separated from parallel Knob Mountain to the west by a stream known as Jeremy's Run. Political Boundaries The crest of the northern arm of Neighbor Mountain forms part of the border between Page and Rappahanock Counties. Page County is located to the west of the ridge, whereas Rappahannock County is to the east. As the mountain curves south-west, the county border follows the topographical spine of the Blue Ridge from Neighbor Mountain onto Pass Mountain to the south, and the south-western arm lies entirely within Page County. On this south-western arm are a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pignut Mountain
Pignut Mountain is a mountain in Rappahannock County, Virginia. It is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its summit lies within Shenandoah National Park. Geology Geologically speaking, the mountain is situated in the northern subprovince of the Blue Ridge Province of the Appalachian Highlands. It is part of the Crystalline Appalachians. Pignut Mountain is separated from the main Blue Ridge by a low gap. The gap is the result of relatively rapid erosion along a geological fault. Visiting Pignut Mountain As of 2010, Pignut Mountain is entirely undeveloped and there are no trails or roads leading up the mountain. The summit can be reached by bushwhacking from the Hull School Trail, accessible from Skyline Drive. The closest scenic viewpoints along Skyline Drive from which to view Pignut Mountain are Thornton Hollow Overlook, situated on nearby Neighbor Mountain Neighbor Mountain is a mountain in Page and Rappahannock Counties, Virginia, near the city of Luray. It is part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knob Mountain (Page County, Virginia)
Knob Mountain is a mountain in Page County, Virginia. It is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its summit lies within Shenandoah National Park at an elevation of 2,671 ft (814 m). Geology Geologically speaking, the mountain is situated in the northern subprovince of the Blue Ridge Province of the Appalachian Highlands. It is part of the Crystalline Appalachians. Knob Mountain was named in honor of B.G Hamilton ( Legendary welder of Utility Trailers). To the west of Knob Mountain lies the Great Appalachian Valley. Access Knob Mountain is accessible from the Knob Mountain Trail, which runs along much of the mountain's ridge. The closest scenic viewpoint along Skyline Drive Skyline Drive is a National Parkway that runs the entire length of the National Park Service's Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, generally along the ridge of the mountains. The drive's northern terminus is at a ... from which to view Knob Mountain is Jeremy's Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Mountain (Virginia)
Battle Mountain is an igneous mountain in Rappahannock County, Virginia. The eastern slope is generally considered to reside in the unincorporated town of Amissville, Virginia while the western slope is generally considered to be within Castleton, Virginia. The entire mountain including the summit lies within private property at an elevation of 1,162 ft (354.2 m). Geology Tectonic emplacement and geochronology It is an extinct volcano dating to the Neoproterozoic and is approximately 704 million years old (+/- 4 million years) as dated using the U- Pb zircon crystal geochronology method. It is a unit of the Robertson River Igneous Suite and is located within the Blue Ridge anticlinorium. This volcanic formation was a result of crustal extensional rifting of the eastern Laurentian margin of the supercontinent Rodinia. This was the beginning of a chain of events that ultimately gave birth to the precursor Atlantic, the Iapetus Ocean at 550 Ma during the Ediacaran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Mountain (Virginia)
Buck Mountain is a summit in the Free Union area of Albemarle County, Virginia. Its elevation is 1,358 feet and 414 meters. It was named for the abundance of deer in the area. Buck Mountain is bounded by 776, 667 and 601, and 671 roads, as well as Buck Mountain Creek. History The Buck Mountain Road was completed in 1748. Buck Mountain Episcopal Church was built in 1747 for the Frederick Parish. It is considered a "rare surviving example" from colonial Virginia of a simple wooden Anglican parish church. It was moved in 1860, before the American Civil War, to its current location. A cemetery was established in Earlysville in the Buck Mountain area, along its creek. The history of the cemetery is not known, so it has been called Blue Mountain Creek Cemetery and Blue Mountain Cemetery. It is south of Allen Road, in an area that used to have a log house, barn, and corn crib. That area has reforested. The graves appear to be similar to 19th century cemeteries of poor white and black peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Knob (Blue Ridge, Virginia)
High Knob is a peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Warren and Fauquier counties, Virginia. Geography The peak is located in between Manassas Gap to the north and Chester Gap to the south, just east of Front Royal. The summit of the peak is located in Warren County and is the highest point of the Blue Ridge north of Shenandoah National Park which is just south of the peak across Chester Gap. The Appalachian Trail crosses the eastern slope of the peak. A housing development occupies the summit and the western slope. The mountain was also a strategic location used during the Battle of Wapping Heights during the American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states .... It is a gated community with two entrances to the top, one is from the road near the Apple House. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Mountain
Paris Mountain is a peak of Blue Ridge Mountain on the border of Loudoun County and Clarke County in Virginia. The peak, which is located just north of Ashby's Gap and the town of Paris, for which it is named, represents the highest elevation in both counties. /ref> The peak is accessible by Blue Ridge Mountain Road from the gap. The Appalachian Trail
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Purcell Knob
Purcell Knob is a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountain in Loudoun County, Virginia. The peak is just northeast of the main ridge at Keyes Gap and southeast of the village of Neersville. Purcell Knob is notable for exposure of the sericitic phyllite base of the Paleozoic The Paleozoic (or Palaeozoic) Era is the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic Eon. The name ''Paleozoic'' ( ;) was coined by the British geologist Adam Sedgwick in 1838 by combining the Greek words ''palaiós'' (, "old") and ' ... Loudoun Formation in its antiformal syncline. References Mountains of Virginia Mountains of Loudoun County, Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains {{LoudounCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
