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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.
Shenandoah National Park / ˈ ʃ ɛ n ə n ˌ d oʊ ə / (often / ˈ ʃ æ n ə n ˌ d oʊ ə /) is a national park of the United States that encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. The park is long and narrow, with the Shenandoah River and its broad valley to the west, and the rolling hills of the Virginia Piedmont to the east.
Waterfall Mountain Cliffs, in the southern extremity of the Fort Valley's Masanutten Mountain ridgeline just south of Scothorn Gap, has been recommended by Virginia Division of Natural Heritage to be designated as a Special Biological Area as it contains significant amounts of semi-primitive acreage.
Hawksbill Mountain is a mountain with an elevation of 4,050 feet (1,234 m). [1] Marking the border between Madison County and Page County in Virginia , the summit of Hawksbill Mountain is the highest point in Shenandoah National Park , as well as the highest point in both Madison and Page counties.
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. It is easily accessible via Skyline Drive and the Appalachian Trail. [2]
Virginia Cascades (height 60 feet (18 m)), is a cascade type waterfall on the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park. Virginia Cascades is located just south of the Norris-Canyon road approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Norris Junction. A one-way road provides access to the north side of the cascades.
The scenic Skyline Drive, which runs through the Shenandoah National Park north to Front Royal, and south to the Blue Ridge Parkway, which continues on to a point near Cherokee, North Carolina, each generally following the mountain ridgetops; the two highways meet a short distance north of Rockfish Gap (such that the roadway on the bridge over ...
Thornton Gap is the site of the mountain crossing of U.S. Highway 211. It is located at the border of Page County and Rappahannock County . At Thornton Gap, there is an entry point for the Skyline Drive , which runs between Front Royal and the northern terminus with the Blue Ridge Parkway at Rockfish Gap .