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Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description Butler Cave- Breathing Cave: 1973: Bath: Private Two major cave systems that contain a 40-foot (12 m) waterfall, a natural bridge, unusually fine crystalline formations, and an underground lake.
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The Shenandoah Valley (/ ˌ ʃ ɛ n ə n ˈ d oʊ ə /) is a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia in the United States. The Valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians (excluding Massanutten ...
The valley opens out toward the center, becoming about three miles (4.8 km) wide at its widest. The extreme southern end of the valley, the highlands of Crisman Hollow, is in Page County. The remainder of Fort Valley is in Shenandoah County, with the border of Shenandoah and Page counties being along the eastern ridgeline of Masanutten Mountain.
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 ...
The small portion of the valley residing in Fauquier County is known as Upper Fauquier. The valley varies between 8 miles (13 km) and 12 miles (19 km) in width and is approximately 34 miles (55 km) long. The northern section of the valley is bisected by Short Hill Mountain.
Ridges and valleys near Norton, Virginia in Wise County, Virginia A map of the Cumberland Plateau and Ridge and Valley Appalachians on the border between Virginia and West Virginia An aerial view Massanutten Mountain, including the south fork of the Shenandoah River (on left) and part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia
The Roanoke Valley (/ ˈ r oʊ. ə ˌ n oʊ k / ROH-ə-nohk) in southwest Virginia is an area adjacent to and including the Roanoke River between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Appalachian Plateau to the west. The valley includes much of Roanoke County, as well as the two independent cities of Roanoke and Salem. The Roanoke Valley