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This is a list of lakes in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Virginia has two natural lakes, and several man-made lakes and reservoirs. [1] Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Little Cobbler Mountain (North Cobbler Mountain) – Elevation 1,447 ft (441 m) Big Cobbler Mountain (South Cobbler Mountain) – Elevation 1,562 ft (476 m) 38°50′19″N 77°57′10″W / 38.8387°N 77.9528°W / 38.8387; -77.9528 ( Big Cobbler Mountain (South Cobbler Mountain
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Virginia" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Mount Rogers in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the highest peak in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. This article comprises three sortable tables of the major mountain peaks of Virginia . This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence , and a major summit as a summit with at ...
Chadwell Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park; Butchers Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park; Pound Gap, elevation 2,392 feet, on U.S. Route 23; Panther Gap in Mill Mountain, where Virginia State Route 39 goes between Bath and Rockbridge County near the town of Goshen
Mountain Lake is a freshwater lake located in Giles County near Newport, Virginia in the United States. Along with Lake Drummond in the Great Dismal Swamp, it is one of only two natural lakes in Virginia. It was originally known as Salt Pond, as it was where cattle were given salt. [1] The area is within the Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster.
The Virginia Piedmont is largely characterized by rolling hills and numerous ridges near the boundary with the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lying between the mountain and coastal plain regions, the Piedmont region is a naturally diverse landscape. [2] The bedrock consists mostly of gneiss, schist, and granite rocks at a typical depth of between 2 and ...
Virginia has only two natural lakes: Lake Drummond and Mountain Lake. The origin of both lakes is unclear. Due to unconsolidated sediments, Lake Drummond should have eroded very quickly. Some geologists have proposed that it may have formed from a meteorite impact. Mountain Lake appears to be a natural dam, formed by the Clinch sandstone, which ...