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This list of Virginia Blue Ridge gaps is listed starting from north to south.. Potomac Water Gap, elevation 240 feet, Harpers Ferry, on U.S. Route 340; Keyes Gap, originally Vestal's Gap, elevation 895 feet, on Virginia State Route 9 in Loudoun County
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
Hillsboro Gap, also known as the Gap in the Short Hill is a water gap in the Short Hill Mountain formed by the North Fork of the Catoctin Creek in Loudoun County, Virginia. The gap derives its name from the town of Hillsboro, which is nestled in the gap. Virginia State Route 9 passes through the gap in the town.
Rocky Gap: 77.73: 125.09: SR 61 east (Wolf Creek Highway) – Narrows: Northern end of SR 61 concurrency 79.92: 128.62: I-77 south / SR 598 north – Bluefield, Wytheville: Southern end of I-77 concurrency: East River Mountain: 80.62: 129.75: East River Mountain Tunnel: I-77 north / US 52 north – Beckley: Continuation into West Virginia state ...
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Chester Gap, sometimes referred to as Happy Creek Gap for the creek that runs down its western slope, is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border of Rappahannock County, Fauquier County, and Warren County in Virginia. The gap is traversed by U.S. Route 522. [1] The Appalachian Trail also passes across the gap, with a trailhead at ...
Woods and his family crossed the Blue Ridge using what is today known as Jarman Gap, and settled on a 2,006-acre plot registered in 1737 called "Mountain Plains" on the eastern slope of the gap. This gap became known as Woods' Gap after the family, and was renamed as Jarman Gap around 1800, when Thomas Jarman bought the property. [3]
The Southwest Mountains of Virginia are a mountain range centered on Charlottesville, parallel to and geologically associated with the Blue Ridge Mountains, which lie about 30 miles (50 km) to the west. [3] The range is breached by the Rivanna River between Monticello and Pantops Mountain.