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Brierfield Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border near Hagan, Virginia; Maple's Gap on the Wise County/Scott County border; Middleton Gap north of Falling Waters Gap; Falling Waters Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border north of Rose Hill, Virginia; Cumberland Gap, elevation 1,600 feet, central feature of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park; Chadwell ...
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 ...
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
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 ...
A few major rivers, including the Delaware River, the Susquehanna River, the New River, and the Potomac River, are older than the present mountains, having cut water gaps that are perpendicular to hard strata ridges. The evidence points to a wearing down of the entire region to a low level with little relief, so that major rivers were flowing ...
The Southwest Mountains are not particularly large, the highest point barely reaching 1,800 feet. They are one of the easternmost ranges in Virginia (along with the geologically associated Bull Run Mountains and Catoctin Mountain) and the viewshed for the Blue Ridge Mountains through Nelson and Albemarle Counties.
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.
North Landing River. Pocaty River; Northwest River (Virginia) Chowan drainage basin. Chowan River (NC) Meherrin River. Fountains Creek; Flat Rock Creek; North Meherrin River