List of mountains in Virginia
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Ridge-and-Valley AppalachiansRidge-and-valley AppalachiansThe Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, also called the Ridge and Valley Province or the Valley and Ridge Appalachians, are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division and are also a belt within the Appalachian Mountains extending from southeastern New York through northwestern New...
- Allegheny MountainAllegheny Mountain (West Virginia-Virginia)Allegheny Mountain is a major mountain ridge in the southern range of the Allegheny Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains...
- Bear Garden MountainBear Garden MountainBear Garden Mountain is a forested mountain ridge of the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in Hampshire County, West Virginia and Frederick County, Virginia.- Geography :...
- Big Schloss MountainBig SchlossBig Schloss is a peak in the Great North Mountain range of the Ridge and Valley Appalachians, with an elevation of . The peak is located in George Washington National Forest on the border of Virginia and West Virginia, though according to Topozone, the actual summit is in Virginia. The trail is...
- Clinch MountainClinch MountainClinch Mountain is a mountain ridge in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Virginia, lying in the ridge-and-valley section of the Appalachian Mountains...
- Church Mountain
- Fort Lewis MountainFort Lewis MountainFort Lewis Mountain is a mountain which stretches from Ironto in Montgomery County, Virginia to Masons Cove in Roanoke County, Virginia. The rural community of Bradshaw is located in the narrow valley between the south slope of Catawba Mountain and the north slope of Fort Lewis Mountain...
- Great North MountainGreat North MountainGreat North Mountain is a long mountain range within the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. The range is located west of the Shenandoah Valley and Massanutten Mountain in Virginia, and east of the Allegheny Mountains and Cacapon River in West...
- Hankey Mountain
- Narrow Back Mountain
- Little North Mountain
- Little Schloss Mountain
- Little Sluice Mountain
- North MountainNorth Mountain (Virginia-West Virginia)North Mountain is a mountain ridge within the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia.-Geography:North Mountain spans from the Potomac River in the north to the community of Green Spring in Frederick County, Virginia in the south. The ridge is divided into...
- Paddy Mountain
- Salt Pond MountainSalt Pond MountainSalt Pond Mountain is a mountain located in Giles County, Virginia. The mountain, which is part of the Ridge-and-valley province of the Appalachian Mountains, extends about seven miles from southwest to northeast....
- Shenandoah Mountain
- Elliott KnobElliott KnobElliott Knob is one of the highest mountains in the northern portions of the U.S. state of Virginia. At 4,463 feet , the peak is located on the ridge known as Great North Mountain. A small, naturally growing stand of spruce trees are on the summit, indicating that the altitude is just high enough...
- Reddish KnobReddish KnobReddish Knob of Shenandoah Mountain is one of the highest points in Virginia, rising . No other peak rises higher to the northeast before New York's Catskills...
- Elliott Knob
- Tea Mountain
- Threemile Mountain
- Timber RidgeTimber RidgeTimber Ridge is a mountain ridge of the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians straddling the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. Timber Ridge extends from the forks of Sleepy Creek at Stotlers Crossroads in Morgan County, West Virginia, to Lehew in Hampshire County, West Virginia...
Cumberland MountainsCumberland MountainsThe Cumberland Mountains are a mountain range in the southeastern section of the Appalachian Mountains. They are located in southern West Virginia, western Virginia, eastern edges of Kentucky, and eastern middle Tennessee, including the Crab Orchard Mountains...
- High KnobHigh KnobHigh Knob is the peak of Stone Mountain, and is part of a large mountain, or massif, in Wise County, Virginia near the city of Norton that rises to 4,223 feet above mean sea level.-Location:...
- Pine MountainPine Mountain (ridge)Pine Mountain is a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains running through Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. It extends about 125 miles from near Jellico, Tennessee, to a location near Elkhorn City, Kentucky. The highest point is 3,273 feet above sea level, east of Whitesburg, Kentucky...
- Powell Mountain
Blue Ridge MountainsBlue Ridge MountainsThe 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...
This list of peaks of the Blue Ridge in VirginiaVirginia
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...
is listed starting from north to south.
- Blue MountainBlue Ridge MountainBlue Ridge Mountain, also known as Blue Mountain, is the colloquial name of the western most ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia...
- Loudoun HeightsLoudoun Heights (Mountain)Loudoun Heights, sometimes referred to as Loudoun Mountain, is the first peak of the Blue Ridge Mountain south of the Potomac River in Loudoun County, Virginia and Jefferson County, West Virginia...
- Purcell KnobPurcell KnobPurcell Knob is a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountain in Loudoun County, Virginia. The peak is just northeast of the main ridge at Keyes Gap and southeast of the village of Neersville....
- Mount Weather
- Paris MountainParis MountainParis Mountain is the local name for the highest peak of the Blue Ridge Mountain on the border of Loudoun County and Clarke County in Virginia. The peak, which is located just north of Ashby's Gap and the town of Paris, for which it is named, represents the highest elevation in both counties. The...
- Loudoun Heights
- Brushy Mountain
- Lost Mountain
- Naked Mountain
- High KnobHigh Knob (Blue Ridge, Virginia)High Knob is a peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Warren and Fauquier county, Virginia.-Geography:The 2388 ft. peak is located in between Manassas Gap to the north and Chester Gap to the south, just east of Front Royal...
- Little Cobbler Mountain
- Big Cobbler Mountain
- Rattlesnake Mountain
- Dickey Hill
- Carson's Mountain
- Compton's Peak
- Buck Mountain
- Mount Marshall
- The Peak
- Hogback Mountain
- Sugarloaf Mountain
- Jenkins Mountain
- Knob MountainKnob Mountain (Page County, Virginia)Knob Mountain is a mountain in Page County, Virginia. It is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its summit lies within Shenandoah National Park.-Geology:...
- Pignut MountainPignut MountainPignut Mountain is a mountain in Rappahannock County, Virginia. It is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its summit lies within Shenandoah National Park.-Geology:...
- Pass Mountain
- Neighbor MountainNeighbor MountainNeighbor Mountain is a mountain in Page and Rappahannock Counties, Virginia, near the city of Luray. It is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its summit lies in Page County, within Shenandoah National Park.-Geology:...
- Mary's RockMary's RockMary's Rock, also known as Marys Rock, is a 3,514-foot tall mountain in Shenandoah National Park. The peak is just south of the Thornton Gap Entrance of the park, and north of the taller Pinnacle...
- Stoney Man
- Old Rag MountainOld Rag MountainOld Rag Mountain is a popular hiking destination with a summit elevation of , located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia's Madison County, near Sperryville....
- Hawksbill MountainHawksbill MountainHawksbill Mountain is a mountain with an elevation of . 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.The north face of...
- Hazeltop
- Lewis Mountain
- Maintop MountainMaintop MountainMaintop 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....
- The PriestThe PriestThe Priest is a mountain in Nelson County, Virginia. The peak of the mountain is the highest point in the county.The mountain is on a spur off the main Blue Ridge Mountains, about 3.5 miles east of Maintop Mountain, located in the Priest Wilderness of the George Washington National...
- Apple Orchard MountainApple Orchard MountainApple Orchard Mountain is a peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.Located in Jefferson National Forest, Apple Orchard Mountain is the county highpoint for both Bedford County and Botetourt County, Virginia as well as the highest point on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. It is also the...
- Rocky MountainRocky 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....
- Peaks of OtterPeaks of OtterThe Peaks of Otter are three mountain peaks in the Blue Ridge Mountains, overlooking the town of Bedford, Virginia, nine miles to the southeast along State Route 43. These peaks are...
- Mill MountainMill Mountain StarThe Roanoke Star, also known as the Mill Mountain Star, is the world's largest freestanding illuminated man-made star, constructed in 1949 at the top of Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia. It was the largest star ever assembled until the El Paso Star was completed in El Paso, Texas...
- Poor MountainPoor MountainPoor Mountain is a ridge of high peaks located in Roanoke County, Virginia and Montgomery County, Virginia. At 3,928 feet, Poor Mountain is the tallest mountain in the immediate area. The mountain is under consideration for the placement of a wind farm...
- Twelve O'clock KnobTwelve O'Clock Knob (Roanoke County, Virginia)Twelve O'clock Knob is a mountain located in southwestern Roanoke County, Virginia, directly south of Salem, Virginia. According to local lore, slaves in the western Roanoke Valley noted that the Sun was directly over the mountain roughly around noon local time...
- Whitetop MountainWhitetop MountainWhitetop Mountain is the second highest mountain in the U.S. state of Virginia, after nearby Mount Rogers. It is located at the juncture of Grayson, Smyth, and Washington Counties in the state of Virginia. Whitetop was the location of the White Top Folk Festival from 1932 to 1939, with the...
- Mount RogersMount RogersMount Rogers is the highest natural point in the state of Virginia, USA, with a summit elevation of above mean sea level. It lies in Grayson County and Smyth County, Virginia, about WSW of Troutdale, Virginia, within the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and Jefferson National Forest.The...
- Holston MountainHolston MountainHolston Mountain is a mountain ridge in Upper East Tennessee and southwest Virginia, in the United States. It is in the Blue Ridge Mountains part of the Appalachian Mountains...
Ragged MountainsRagged MountainsThe Ragged Mountains are a small chain of rugged hills—an offshoot of the Blue Ridge Mountains—southwest of Charlottesville, Virginia...
- Fan Mountain
- Mount JeffersonMount Jefferson (Virginia)Mount Jefferson is a mountain located just outside Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, in Albemarle County. It lies south of Lewis Mountain, and is positioned at the northeastern edge of the Ragged Mountains....
- Walton's Mountain
Southwest MountainsSouthwest MountainsThe Southwest Mountains of Virginia are a mountain range centered around Charlottesville, parallel to and geologically associated with the Blue Ridge Mountains, which lie about 30 miles to the west...
- Brush Mountain
- Cameron Mountain
- Carter's Mountain
- Chicken Mountain
- Clark's Mountain
- Cowherd Mountain
- Dowell Mountain
- Gibson Mountain
- Goodlow Mountain
- Greene Mountain
- Hightop Mountain
- Jerdone Mountain
- Lonesome Mountain
- Merry Mountain
- Peters Mountain
- Roundtop Mountain
- Scott Mountain
- Sugarloaf Mountain
- Walnut Mountain
- Wolfpit Mountain
Broken HillsBroken Hills (Virginia)The Broken Hills is a range of low-lying mountains and ridges in northern Fauquier County, Virginia.The range begins just to the west of the southern Bull Run Mountains, north of Warrentown and continues to the eastern edge of Blue Mountain. Interstate 66 and Virginia State Route 55 run just north...
- Wildcat Mountain
- Rappahanock Mountain
- Pignut Mountain
- Prickly Pear Mountain
- Viewtree Mountain
- Swains Mountain
- Thumb Run Mountain
- Waters Mountain
- Piney Mountain
Bull Run MountainsBull Run MountainsThe 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...
- Signal Mountain
- High Acre Ridge
- High Point Mountain
- Bisquit Mountain
- Pound Mountain
Catoctin MountainCatoctin MountainCatoctin Mountain, along with the geologically associated Bull Run Mountains, comprises the easternmost mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are in turn a part of the Appalachian Mountains range...
- Furnace MountainFurnace Mountain (Virginia)Furnace Mountain is the tallest peak of Catoctin Mountain in Loudoun County, Virginia. It rises steeply from the southern banks of the Potomac River across from Point of Rocks, Maryland and continues southward for , reaching an elevation of before falling to a gap between it and an unnamed peak of...
- Bald Mountain
- Carter Ridge
- Hogback Mountain
- Steptoe Hill
Massanutten MountainMassanutten MountainMassanutten 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...
- Massanutten Mountain
- Green Mountain
- Three Top Mountain
- Powell Mountain
- Little Crease Mountain
- Short Mountain
- Mertins Rock
- Bowman Mountain
- Kerns Mountain
- Catback Mountain
- Waterfall Mountain
- First Mountain
- Second Mountain
- Third Mountain
- Fourth Mountain
PiedmontPiedmont (United States)The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division...
MonadnockMonadnockA monadnock or inselberg is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain...
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- Cedar MountainCedar MountainCedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter Mountain, is a piedmont monadnock in Culpeper County, Virginia. The ridge is south of the town of Culpeper and just to the northwest of the northern tip of the Southwest Mountains at Clark Mountain. The mountain was the site of the Battle of Cedar...
- Thoroughfare Mountain
- Mount Pony
- Piney Mountain
- Willis MountainWillis MountainWillis Mountain is a monadnock rising from the rolling Piedmont hills of Buckingham County, Virginia, near the geographic center of the state. It is composed of Kyanite-bearing quartz that weathers more slowly than the surrounding material...
- Spears-Pruett's Mountains
- Long Mountain
- Johnson Mountain
- Smith Mountain
- White Oak Mountain