Pine Mountain (Grayson County, Virginia)

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Pine Mountain
2017-05-16 09 41 51 View south along the Appalachian Trail near the north end of the Wilburn Ridge Trail, looking towards Pine Mountain at the north end of Wilburn Ridge within the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in Grayson County, Virginia.jpg
The mostly treeless summit of Pine Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 5,526 ft (1,684 m) [1]
Prominence 126 ft (38 m) [1]
Coordinates 36°39′26″N81°31′17″W / 36.657142°N 81.521274°W / 36.657142; -81.521274 [1]
Geography
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Pine Mountain
Virginia, U.S.
Location Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, Grayson County, Virginia, U.S.
Parent range Blue Ridge Mountains
Topo map White Top

Pine Mountain is a mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is located in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area of the Jefferson National Forest, within Grayson County, Virginia, United States. [1] The peak is immediately east of the highest mountain of Virginia, Mount Rogers, and Pine Mountain's sparsely vegetated summit has excellent views of both Mount Rogers and the surrounding region. The Appalachian Trail passes within feet of the summit. [2] Pine Mountain is the second highest named summit in Virginia, though because its topographic prominence is well under 300 feet, it is considered a subsidiary peak of Mount Rogers.

Summit panorama

2017-05-16 09 55 12 Full 360-degree panorama from the summit of Pine Mountain within the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in Grayson County, Virginia.jpg
360-degree panorama from the summit of Pine Mountain

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pine Mountain, Virginia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Pine Mountain/Wilburn Ridge". SummitPost.org. Retrieved September 26, 2017.


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