Appalachian Mountains

Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...

• Hoop Petticoat Gap, elevation 860 feet, on U.S. Route 50 in Virginia
  U.S. Route 50 in Virginia
  U.S. Route 50 is a transcontinental highway which stretches from Ocean City, Maryland to Sacramento, California. In the U.S. state of Virginia, US 50 extends from the border with Washington DC at a Potomac River crossing at Rosslyn in Arlington County to the West Virginia state line near Gore in...
  
   to Romney
• Paddy Gap in Paddy Mountain, elevation 1,400 feet,
• Brock's Gap in Little North Mountain, elevation 1,020 feet, on Virginia State Route 259
  Virginia State Route 259
  State Route 259 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is composed of two sections joined by West Virginia Route 259. The south section begins at the Interstate 81/U.S. Route 11 interchange at Mauzy, running northwest and north via Broadway to the West Virginia state line. The...
  
   to North Mountain
• Dry River Gap on U.S. Route 33 in Virginia
  U.S. Route 33 in Virginia
  U.S. Route 33 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Elkhart, Indiana to Richmond, Virginia. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs from the West Virginia state line near Rawley Springs east to its eastern terminus at SR 33 in Richmond. US 33 is the primary east–west highway of...
  
   to Harrisonburg-Franklin
• Buffalo Gap
  Buffalo Gap, Virginia
  Buffalo Gap is an area located a few miles away from Churchville, Virginia. It is a rural area and houses, a high school, and gas station/grocery store are scattered out around the area....
  
   on Virginia State Route 42
  Virginia State Route 42
  State Route 42 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Running parallel to and west of Interstate 81, SR 42 consists of three sections with gaps filled by secondary routes in between. Some of SR 42 lies along the old Fincastle and Cumberland Gap Turnpike...
  
   to Clifton Forge
• Goshen Pass
  Goshen Pass
  Goshen Pass is a water gap, or gorge, in the Little North Mountain, formed by the passage of the Maury River, approximately northwest of Lexington in Rockbridge County, Virginia. State Route 39 traverses the pass along the banks of the Maury River....
  
   on 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...
  
  
• Allison Gap, Virginia on Poor Valley Road 613, Smyth County
• East Stone Gap, Virginia on Orby Cantrell Highway or U.S. Route 58 Alternate
• Big Stone Gap, Virginia
  Big Stone Gap, Virginia
  Big Stone Gap is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,643 at the 2010 census.-History:The community was formerly known as "Meneral City" and "Three Forks." The "Big Stone Gap" refers to the valley which has been created on the Appalachia Straight, located between...
  
  
• Olinger Gap north of Low Gap near Old Still Hollow
• Low Gap east of Scott Gap
• Scott Gap east of Dalton Gap
• Dalton Gap north of Pennington Gap
• Pennington gap on U.S. Route 421
  U.S. Route 421
  U.S. Route 421 is a spur route of U.S. 21. It runs for from Michigan City, Indiana, at U.S. 20, to Fort Fisher in North Carolina. The highway goes through the cities of Indianapolis, Indiana, Lexington, Kentucky, Boone, North Carolina, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Greensboro, North Carolina and...
  
   near Pennington Gap, Virginia
  Pennington Gap, Virginia
  Pennington Gap is the most populous town in Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,781 at the 2000 census.The Lee Regional Medical Center is in Pennington Gap, and the United States Penitentiary, Lee is nearby.-Geography:...
  
  
• Low Gap near Mullins Ridge south of U.S. Route 58 in Virginia
• Hunter Gap on Virginia Route 70
• Mulberry Gap or Fitts Gap on Mulberry Gap Road
• Jones Gap on Virginia-Tennessee border west of Phoebe Butt
• Bow Gap east of Yellow Rock
• Cranks Gap west of Yellow Rock
• Hubbard Springs Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border near Hubbard Springs, Virginia
• Hubbard Gap near Hubbard Springs, Virginia
• Harris Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border near Hubbard Springs, Virginia
• Brierfield Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border near Hagan, Virginia
• Middleton Gap north of Falling Waters Gap
• Falling Waters Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border north of Rose Hill, Virginia
• Cumberland Gap
  Cumberland Gap
  Cumberland Gap is a pass through the Cumberland Mountains region of the Appalachian Mountains, also known as the Cumberland Water Gap, at the juncture of the U.S. states of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia...
  
  , elevation 1,600 feet, central feature of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
  Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
  Established on June 11, 1940, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located at the border between Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. The Cumberland Gap is a sizable natural break in the Appalachian Mountains....
  
  
• Chadwell Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
• Butchers Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
• Pound Gap
  Pound Gap
  The Pound Gap of Pine Mountain is on the Virginia/Kentucky border between Jenkins, Kentucky and Pound, Virginia. It was used as a passage for early settlers to cross into Kentucky from Virginia. Today, U.S. Route 23 passes through the gap.-History:...
  
  , elevation 2,392 feet, on U.S. Route 23

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...

• Potomac Water Gap
  Potomac Water Gap
  The Potomac Water Gap is a double water gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains, located at the intersection of the states of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, near Harpers Ferry...
  
  , elevation 240 feet, Harpers Ferry, on U.S. Route 340
  U.S. Route 340
  U.S. Route 340 is a spur of US 40. It currently runs for from Greenville, Virginia at US 11 to Frederick, Maryland at US 40. Between those two states, US 340 also passes briefly through West Virginia. In Virginia and West Virginia, it is signed north–south...
  
  
• Keyes Gap
  Keyes Gap
  Keyes Gap or Keyes' Gap is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain on the border of Loudoun County, Virginia and Jefferson County, West Virginia. The gap is traversed by Virginia State Route 9/West Virginia State Route 9. The Appalachian Trail also crosses the gap.-History:Originally known as...
  
  , originally Vestal's Gap, elevation 895 feet, on Virginia State Route 9 in Loudoun County
  Loudoun County, Virginia
  Loudoun County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county is estimated to be home to 312,311 people, an 84 percent increase over the 2000 figure of 169,599. That increase makes the county the fourth...
  
  
• Wilson Gap
  Wilson Gap
  Wilson Gap, originally known as Gregory's Gap, is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain, located on the border of Loudoun County, Virginia and Jefferson County, West Virginia. The gap once served as a thoroughfare between western Loudoun and the resort communities of Shannondale and Mountain...
  
  , also Gregory Gap, elevation 1440 feet, in Loudoun County
• Snickers Gap
  Snickers Gap
  Snickers Gap, originally William's Gap, is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain on the border of Loudoun County and Clarke County in Virginia. The gap is traversed by Virginia State Route 7. The Appalachian Trail also passes across the gap...
  
  , originally William's Gap in 1769, on U.S. Route 7
  U.S. Route 7
  U.S. Route 7 is a north–south United States highway in western New England that runs for from Norwalk, Connecticut, to Highgate, Vermont. The highway's southern terminus is at Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Connecticut...
  
  
• Ashby's Gap, elevation 1,100 feet, on U.S. Route 50
  U.S. Route 50 in Virginia
  U.S. Route 50 is a transcontinental highway which stretches from Ocean City, Maryland to Sacramento, California. In the U.S. state of Virginia, US 50 extends from the border with Washington DC at a Potomac River crossing at Rosslyn in Arlington County to the West Virginia state line near Gore in...
  
  
• Manassas Gap
  Manassas Gap
  Manassas Gap is a wind gap of the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border of Fauquier County and Warren County in Virginia. At an elevation of 887 feet above sea level, it is the lowest crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the state....
  
  , also known as Markham's Gap and Calmese Gap, elevation 950 feet, on U.S. Route 55
  U.S. Route 55
  U.S. Route 55 was a north–south United States highway. Despite the "5" in its route number, US 55 was never a long route. Though it was part of the original 1926 numbering plan, it was deleted within 10 years.-Route description:...
  
   and Interstate 66
  Interstate 66
  Interstate 66 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. As indicated by its even route number, it runs in an east–west direction. Its western terminus is at Middletown, Virginia, at an intersection with Interstate 81; its eastern terminus is in Washington, D.C., at an...
  
  
• Chester Gap
  Chester Gap
  Chester Gap, sometimes referred to as Happy Creek Gap for the creek that runs down its western slope, is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border of Rappahannock County, Fauquier County and Warren County in Virginia. The gap is traversed by U.S. Route 522...
  
  , also known as Happy Creek Gap, elevation 1,339 feet, on U.S. Route 522
  U.S. Route 522
  U.S. Route 522 is a spur route of U.S. Route 22 in the eastern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 60 in Powhatan, Virginia. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 15 in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. US 522 passes through the states of Virginia, West...
  
  
• Elkwallow Gap, elevation 2,455 feet on Skyline Drive
  Skyline Drive
  Skyline Drive is a 105-mile road that runs the entire length of the National Park Service's Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, generally along the ridge of the mountains. The scenic drive is particularly popular in the fall when the leaves are changing colors...
  
  
• Thornton Gap
  Thornton Gap
  Thornton Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia separating the Shenandoah Valley from the Piedmont region of the state.-History:...
  
  , elevation 2,460 feet, on U.S. Route 211
  U.S. Route 211
  U.S. Route 211 is a spur of US 11 in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Lee Highway, the U.S. Highway runs from Interstate 81 and Virginia State Route 211 in New Market east to US 15 Business, US 29 Business, and US 211 Business in Warrenton...
  
  
• Hughes River Gap north of Little Stony Man
• Fishers Gap
  Fishers Gap
  Fishers Gap is a wind gap of the Blue Ridge Mountains located on the border of Madison County and Page County in Virginia in the Shenandoah National Park. Both Skyline Drive and the Appalachian Trail pass across the gap.-Geography:...
  
  , elevation 3,070 feet, on Skyline Drive
• Hawksbill Gap, elevation 3,360 feet
• Pine Hill Gap east southeast of Hot Mountain
• Turkeypen Gap south of Breedlove Knob
• Laurel Gap east northeast of Bootens Gap
• Bootens Gap between Powell Mountain and Jones Mountain
• Swift Run Gap
  Swift Run Gap
  Swift Run Gap is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains located in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Geography:At an elevation of , it is the site of the mountain crossing of U.S...
  
   on U.S. Route 33
  U.S. Route 33 in Virginia
  U.S. Route 33 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Elkhart, Indiana to Richmond, Virginia. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs from the West Virginia state line near Rawley Springs east to its eastern terminus at SR 33 in Richmond. US 33 is the primary east–west highway of...
  
  
• Smith Roach Gap northeast of Roundtop on Skyline Drive
• Powell Gap on Skyline Drive north of Flattop Mountain
  Flattop Mountain
  Flattop Mountain and Flat Top Mountain may refer to*in the United States:NameStateCountyCoordinatesUSGS 7.5' MapFlattop Mountain AKMunicipality of AnchorageAnchorage A-8 SE...
  
  
• Simmons Gap between Weaver Mountain and Flattop Mountain
  Flattop Mountain
  Flattop Mountain and Flat Top Mountain may refer to*in the United States:NameStateCountyCoordinatesUSGS 7.5' MapFlattop Mountain AKMunicipality of AnchorageAnchorage A-8 SE...
  
   near Simmons Gap, Virginia
  Simmons Gap, Virginia
  Simmons Gap is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Virginia, United States.-References:*...
  
  , Greene County
  Greene County, Virginia
  As of the census of 2000, there are 15,244 people, 5,574 households, and 4,291 families residing in the county. The population density is 97 people per square mile . There are 5,986 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
  
  
• Browns Gap
• Black Rock Gap
• Jarmans Gap near Waynesboro
• Rockfish Gap
  Rockfish Gap
  Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap....
  
   (also known as Afton Gap) on Interstate 64
  Interstate 64 in Virginia
  In the U.S. state of Virginia, Interstate 64 runs east–west through the middle of the state from West Virginia to the Hampton Roads region, a total of . It is notable for crossing the mouth of the harbor of Hampton Roads on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, the first bridge-tunnel to...
  
  
• Reeds Gap on VA 664 (Reeds Gap Road)
• Tye River Gap on Virginia State Route 56
  Virginia State Route 56
  Virginia State Route 56 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 11 at Steeles Tavern east to US 60 near Buckingham. SR 56 is the main east–west highway of Nelson County...
  
  
• Indian/White's Gap on U.S. Route 60
  U.S. Route 60 in Virginia
  U.S. Route 60 in Virginia runs west to east through the central part of the state, generally close to and paralleling the Interstate 64 corridor, except for the crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and in the South Hampton Roads area....
  
  
• Petites Gap (Elevation 2,369 Feet)
• James River Water Gap
• Bearwallow Gap on Blue Ridge Parkway
• Black Horse Gap on Blue Ridge Parkway
• Buford's Gap
  Buford's Gap
  Buford's Gap is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Bedford County, Virginia. Buford's Gap was the original crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains for the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, later the Norfolk and Western Railway, a precursor of today's Norfolk Southern Railway system. It was the...
  
   on U.S. Route 460
  U.S. Route 460 in Virginia
  U.S. Route 460 in Virginia runs east–west through the southern part of the state. It has two separate pieces in Virginia, joined by a relatively short section in West Virginia...
  
  
• Adney Gap on U.S. Route 221
  U.S. Route 221 in Virginia
  U.S. Route 221 is a part of the U.S. Highway System that runs from Perry, Florida to Lynchburg, Virginia. In Virginia, the U.S. Highway runs from the North Carolina state line near Independence north to its northern terminus at US 29 Business, US 460 Business, and US 501 Business in Lynchburg...
  
  
• Volunteer Gap at Fancy Gap, Virginia
  Fancy Gap, Virginia
  Fancy Gap is a census-designated place in Carroll County, Virginia, United States. The population was 260 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fancy Gap is located at ....
  
   elevation 2,672 feet on Blue Ridge Parkway Mile Post 193
• Pipers Gap on Virginia State Route 97
• Mikes Gap south of Gleaves Road near Ewing Mountain
• Dry Run Gap on Grayson Turnpike or U.S. Route 21 in Virginia
• Blue Spring Gap near Comers Rock Road
• Flat Ridge Gap south of Blue Spring Gap
• Dickey Gap at intersection of Mt. Rogers Scenic Byway Virginia State Route 16
  Virginia State Route 16
  State Route 16 is a primary state highway in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from the North Carolina border at North Carolina Highway 16 north to the West Virginia border at West Virginia Route 16, passing through the towns of Troutdale, Marion, and Tazewell.-Grayson...
  
   and Comers Creek Road
• Massie Gap near Mount Rogers
• Rhododendron Gap near Mount Rogers
• Deep Gap west of Mount Rogers
• Bear Tree Gap on J.E.B Stuart Highway aka U.S. Route 58
• McQueen Gap south of Chestnut Mountain on Virginia-Tennessee border

Short Hill Mountain

Short Hill Mountain

Short Hill Mountain is a mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northwest Loudoun County, Virginia.- Geography :Short Hill rises sharply from the Piedmont countryside of the Loudoun Valley, northwest of Purcellville, as a low-lying ridge barely over above the surrounding area...

• Hillsboro Gap
  Hillsboro Gap
  Hillsboro Gap, also known as the Gap in the Short Hill is a water gap in the Short Hill Mountain formed by the North Fork of the Catoctin Creek in Loudoun County, Virginia. The gap derives its name from the town of Hillsboro, which is nestled in the gap...
  
  , Hillsboro on Route 9
  Virginia State Route 9
  Virginia State Route 9 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Charles Town Pike, the state highway runs from the West Virginia state line near Mechanicsville, where the highway continues west as West Virginia Route 9 , east to SR 7 and SR 7 Business near Paeonian...
  
  

Bull Run Mountains

Bull Run Mountains

The Bull Run Mountains are a mountain range of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia in the United States. Located approximately east of the main chain, across the Loudoun Valley...

• Hopewell Gap on Hopewell Road
• Thoroughfare Gap (Bull Run Mountain)
  Thoroughfare Gap (Bull Run Mountain)
  Thoroughfare Gap is a water gap in the Bull Run Mountains created by Broad Run between High Point Mountain to the north and Bisquit Mountain to the south...
  
   on I-66

Massanutten Mountain

Massanutten Mountain

Massanutten Mountain is a synclinal ridge in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, located in the U.S. state of Virginia.-Geography:The mountain bisects the Shenandoah Valley just east of Strasburg in Shenandoah County in the north, to its highest peak east of Harrisonburg in Rockingham County in the...

• Edinburg Gap, Edinburg Gap Road
• Taskers Gap, between Mertins Rock and Bowman Mountain
• Mooreland Gap, VA Route 730, Shenandoah County
• New Market Gap
  New Market Gap
  New Market Gap is a wind gap in the Massanutten Mountain in Virginia. The gap is located approximately in the middle of the range, dividing it into north and south sections....
  
  , elevation 1800 feet, on U.S. Route 211
  U.S. Route 211
  U.S. Route 211 is a spur of US 11 in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Lee Highway, the U.S. Highway runs from Interstate 81 and Virginia State Route 211 in New Market east to US 15 Business, US 29 Business, and US 211 Business in Warrenton...
  
  
• Roaring Run Gap, south of Short Horse Mountain
• Fridley Gap, north of Fourth Mountain
• Little Gap, north of Hartman Knob
• Runkles Gap, north of Hartman Knob
• Harshberger Gap, near Massanutten Peak