Elk Pond Mountain is a peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains

Blue Ridge Mountains

The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range. This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. The mountain range is located in the eastern United States, starting at its southern-most...

, on the border of Nelson

Nelson County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 14,445 people, 5,887 households, and 4,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile . There were 8,554 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...

 and Rockbridge

Rockbridge County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 20,808 people, 8,486 households, and 6,075 families residing in the county. The population density was 35 people per square mile . There were 9,550 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...

 counties in Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

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Elk Pond Mountain is flanked to the east by Maintop Mountain

Maintop Mountain

Maintop Mountain is a mountain in Nelson County, Virginia.The mountain is a peak on a spur off the main Blue Ridge Mountains, about 2 miles east of Elk Pond Mountain, and about 3.5 miles west of The Priest....

, and to the southwest by Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia)

Rocky Mountain is a peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.It is located about 2 miles east of Irish Gap, on the border of Rockbridge County and Amherst County; it is the highest point of both counties....

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Elk Pond Mountain stands within the watershed

Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...

 of the James River

James River (Virginia)

The James River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is long, extending to if one includes the Jackson River, the longer of its two source tributaries. The James River drains a catchment comprising . The watershed includes about 4% open water and an area with a population of 2.5 million...

, which drains into Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...

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The east side of Elk Pond Mtn. drains into the North Fork of the Piney River, thence into the Tye River and the James River.
The northeastern side of the north end of Elk Pond Mtn. drains into Mill Creek, thence into the South Fork of the Tye River.
The northwest side of the north end of Elk Pond Mtn. drains into the headwaters of Irish Creek, thence into the South River

South River (Maury River)

The South River is a tributary of the Maury River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is part of the James River watershed.It rises southwest of Lofton in Augusta County, Virginia, near the western base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and quickly receives the Saint Marys River coming out of the...

, the Maury River

Maury River

The Maury River is a tributary of the James River in west-central Virginia in the United States. Via the James River, it is part of the watershed of Chesapeake Bay.The Maury flows for its entire length in Rockbridge County...

, and the James River.
The west side of Elk Pond Mtn. drains into Nettle Creek, thence into Irish Creek.

Elk Pond Mountain is in the George Washington National Forest.
The Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. It runs for 469 miles , mostly along the famous Blue Ridge, a major mountain chain that is part of the Appalachian Mountains...

 traverses the west side of Elk Pond Mountain at elevations of about 3100 feet (944.9 m).
The Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately long...

, a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail

National Scenic Trail

National Scenic Trail is a designation for protected areas in the United States that consist of trails of particular natural beauty.National Scenic Trails were authorized under the National Trails System Act of 1968 along with National Historic Trails and National Recreation Trails...

 from Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 to Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

, runs along east side of Elk Pond Mtn.