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  2. Piedmont region of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. List of mountains in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. Category:Mountains of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... GPX (secondary coordinates) in Category:Mountains of Virginia by ...

  5. Southwest Mountains - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Mountain peaks of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Environment of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. List of rivers of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    North Landing River. Pocaty River; Northwest River (Virginia) Chowan drainage basin. Chowan River (NC) Meherrin River. Fountains Creek; Flat Rock Creek; North Meherrin River