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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
Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, [2] access to the operations center is available via State Route 601 (also called Blueridge Mountain Road) in Bluemont, Virginia. [7] The facility is located near Purcellville, Virginia, 51 miles (82 km) west of Washington, D.C. [8] The site was originally opened as a weather station in the late 1800s. [9]
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 ...
Hoop Petticoat Gap, elevation 860 feet, on U.S. Route 50 in Virginia to Romney; Paddy Gap in Paddy Mountain, elevation 1,400 feet, Brocks Gap in Little North Mountain, elevation 1,020 feet, on Virginia State Route 259 to North Mountain; Dry River Gap on U.S. Route 33 in Virginia to Harrisonburg-Franklin; Buffalo Gap on Virginia State Route 42 ...
Poor Mountain is a ridge of high peaks located in Roanoke County, Virginia and Montgomery County, Virginia. At 3,928 feet, Poor Mountain is the tallest mountain in the immediate area. Poor Mountain has the largest known population, by far, of piratebush (Buckleya distichophylla), a plant which draws nutrients from the roots of Eastern Hemlock ...
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 ...
Recent maps identify the mountain as “Walker Mountain”, but it is often referred to by the name “Big Walker Mountain”. Route 52 crosses Walker Mountain passing by Big Walker Lookout at the crest. Interstate I-77 passes under Walker Mountain in Big Walker Mountain Tunnel. There are many roads giving access to the area.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "Mountains of Virginia" ... (conservation area) Short Mountain (Virginia) Signal Knob;