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Skyline Drive is a two-lane road that has 75 overlooks providing views of the Shenandoah Valley to the west and the Piedmont to the east. The drive provides access to numerous trails, including the Appalachian Trail , and it is also used for cycling and horseback riding .
View from Skyline Drive's Pinnacles Overlook. The park is best known for Skyline Drive, a 105-mile (169 km) road that runs the length of the park along the ridge of the mountains. 101 miles (163 km) of the Appalachian Trail are also in the park. In total, there are over 500 miles (800 km) of trails within the park.
The drive sits on the top of Skyline Ridge, a hogback composed of upturned Dakota sandstone.Outcrops of the Morrison and the Fountain formations can also be seen. Along the drive is the "Dinosaur trackway," a fenced-off area along the road adjacent to some exposed strata, which showcases the fossilized footprints of ankylosaurs walking towards the west.
Map of Skyline Drive — the scenic parkway in the Blue Ridge Mountains, within Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Date: 17 May 2014: Source: Own work, data from U.S ...
Skyline Drive map and profile – Skyline Drive runs the length of Shenandoah. PCT Elevation Profiles – The Pacific Crest Trail goes through seven national parks. North Cascades – Washington section K; Mount Rainier – Washington section I; Crater Lake – Oregon section C; Lassen Volcanic – California section N; Yosemite – California ...
Hogback Mountain is the highest peak in the northern portion of Shenandoah National Park as well as the highest point in Warren County in northern Virginia, United States.A part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, it is located along the border of Warren and Rappahannock counties.
The Skyline theater is on the East River, and its panoramic views of the Big Apple make it a one-of-a-kind drive-in experience. A car with up to seven passengers can get in for $55; there are $19. ...
Skyline Drive is a 5.84-mile-long (9.40 km) road in Northern New Jersey, between Interstate 287 (I-287) in Oakland, Bergen County and County Route 511 (CR 511) in Ringwood, Passaic County, passing through Ringwood State Park in the Ramapo Mountains. It is a major route for those in the Ringwood and Wanaque area to get to Interstate 287.