Mine Bank Mountain is a peak in the U.S. state of Virginia,
in the
Saint Mary's Wilderness
Saint Mary's Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The wilderness area is located next to the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Parkway's northern terminus and consists of . Saint Mary's Wilderness ...
near the
Blue Ridge Parkway.
The mountain was the site of the
2023 Virginia plane crash
On June 4, 2023, a privately operated Cessna 560 Citation V carrying three passengers and a pilot crashed at approximately 3:23p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) in the George Washington National Forest, Virginia, killing the occupants, after th ...
, which struck below the peak, killing all four on board.
The mountain is named for nearby manganese-iron ore mines.
Hikes up the mountain can be accomplished on the Mine Bank Trail, a loop, with a trailhead on the
Blue Ridge Parkway ().
References
External links
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Mine Bank Mountainat mountainzone.com
Mine Bank Mountainat peakbagger.com
Mountains of Augusta County, Virginia
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