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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.
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.
Skyline Drive begins at an intersection with US 340 south of Front Royal in Warren County, heading east into dense forests in Shenandoah National Park as a two-lane undivided road. The road curves south and passes through the Front Royal Entrance Station, where a ranger station is located.
The summit of Hawksbill Mountain can be reached by a short hike from a trailhead located at the Upper Hawksbill parking area, just off of Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. A number of other hiking trails lead to the summit of Hawksbill, while the Appalachian Trail goes around and about 500 ft (150 m) in elevation below the summit.
Located at mile marker 32.2 on Skyline Drive, the scenic byway that traverses the length of Shenandoah National Park, it is the only vehicular tunnel in the park. Constructed in 1932 by workers employed with the Civilian Conservation Corps , the tunnel workers took three months to drill and blast through the east slopes of Mary's Rock (3,514 ft ...
Skyline Drive is a 105-mile (169 km) road that runs the entire length of the Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, United States. Skyline Drive may also refer to: Skyline Drive (Colorado) , in Cañon City, Colorado
The meadow is located on the Skyline Drive at Milepost 51 and contains the park's Harry F. Byrd Visitor Center, a lodge, camp store, and camping area. Several hiking trails can be accessed from Big Meadows, including the Mill Prong Trail which leads to Rapidan Camp on the Rapidan River , the fishing retreat of President Herbert Hoover from 1929 ...
Shoreham Drive / Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC 1944: Part of Rock Creek Park: Skyline Drive: 105.5 169.8 US 250/Blue Ridge Parkway in Rockfish Gap, VA: US 340 near Front Royal, VA: 1939: Part of the Shenandoah National Park, continues past southern terminus as Blue Ridge Parkway Suitland Parkway: 9.1 14.6