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McAfee Knob is the tallest mountain in the area surrounding Catawba, at an elevation of nearly 3,200 feet (980 m). [2] Much of Catawba Mountain was open farmland in the mid-1900s. [2] McAfee Knob's ridge line is covered in a pine forest. McAfee Knob has been labeled the most photographed point along the Appalachian Trail. [3]
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
Difficult Run is a 15.9-mile-long (25.6 km) [1] tributary stream of the Potomac River in Northern Virginia in the United States. [2]The stream is part of a 57.7-square-mile drainage basin, or watershed, in the north-central portion of Fairfax County, Virginia.
Stony Man Mountain, also known as Stony Man, is a mountain in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia and is the most northerly 4,000 foot peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains. [1] Its maximum elevation is 4,011 feet or 1,223 meters above sea level with a clean prominence of 651 feet. [ 2 ]
Elliott Knob is one of the highest mountains in the northern portions of the U.S. state of Virginia. At 4,463 ft (1,360 m), the peak is located on the ridge known as Great North Mountain. [3] A subpeak known simply as "Hogback" (4,447 ft (1,355 m)) is located 0.5 mi (0.80 km) to the southwest.
Old Rag Mountain is a 3,284 feet (1,001 m) mountain near Sperryville in Madison County, Virginia. A part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the peak is located within Shenandoah National Park and is the most popular hiking destination within the park. [3] In contrast to most mountains of the Blue Ridge, Old Rag has an exposed (rocky) summit.
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 ...
Mine Bank Mountain is a 3,488-foot (1,063 m) peak in the U.S. state of Virginia, [1] in the Saint Mary's Wilderness near the Blue Ridge Parkway. The mountain was the site of the 2023 Virginia plane crash, which struck 300 feet (100 m) below the peak, killing all four on board. [2] The mountain is named for nearby manganese-iron ore mines. [3]