Raven Rocks is
spur of
Blue Ridge Mountain in
Jefferson County, West Virginia. The peak is located just north of Jefferson County's border with
Clarke County, Virginia and west of its border with
Loudoun County, Virginia.
Raven Rocks is formed by the drainage gorges of Rocky Branch Creek to the north and Raven Rocks Creek to the south (both direct
tributaries of the
Shenandoah River
The Shenandoah River is the principal tributary of the Potomac River, long with two forks approximately long each,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 in t ...
) on the mountains western watershed. Raven Rocks is the northernmost spur in a series spurs and hollows that occur along the western slope of Blue Ridge Mountain south to
Ashby Gap. The formation is often referred to as ''the rollercoaster'' by
Appalachian Trail hikers as the trail undulates between these spurs and hollows along the western face of the mountain along this stretch of the ridge.
The peak is notable for the Crescent Rock cliffs. The Appalachian Trail crosses the saddle of the ridge.
References
External links
Hiking route description and map HikingUpward.com
{{Mountains of West Virginia
Mountains of West Virginia
Landforms of Jefferson County, West Virginia
Mountains on the Appalachian Trail
Rock formations of West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains