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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.
This is a list of mountains in the U.S. state of Virginia. By mountain range This list is arranged by mountain ranges. ... Naked Mountain – Elevation 1,470 ft (450 ...
The climate of Virginia varies according to location, and becomes increasingly warmer and humid farther south and east. [19] Most of the state has a humid subtropical climate, from the Blue Ridge Mountains and southern Shenandoah Valley to the Atlantic coast. In the Blue Ridge Mountains, the climate becomes subtropical highland. [citation needed]
Gile Flowage is a lake in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located south of the city of Montreal. [1] In 1967, the Wisconsin state record Black crappie was caught in the Gile Flowage. It was 19.75 inches (50.2 cm) long and weighed 4 pounds 8 ounces (2.0 kg). [2] Fishing is regulated by the Wisconsin DNR. [3]
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The geology of Virginia began to form at least 1.8 billion years ago. The oldest rocks in the state were metamorphosed during the Grenville orogeny , a mountain-building event beginning 1.2 billion years ago in the Proterozoic , which obscured older rocks.