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Manassas Gap. / 38.90889°N 78.07556°W / 38.90889; -78.07556. 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. The origins of the name "Manassas" are ...
Hoop Petticoat Gap, elevation 860 feet, on U.S. Route 50 in Virginia to Romney. Paddy Gap in Paddy Mountain, elevation 1,400 feet, Brocks Gap in Little North Mountain, elevation 1,020 feet, on Virginia State Route 259 to North Mountain. Dry River Gap on U.S. Route 33 in Virginia to Harrisonburg-Franklin. Buffalo Gap on Virginia State Route 42 ...
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is the longest linear park in the U.S., [ 3] runs for 469 miles (755 km) through 29 counties in Virginia and North Carolina, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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 site of a battle in 1864 during the American ...
Blue Ridge Mountains Appalachian Mountains. Coordinates. 39°19′N77°43′W39.32°N 77.72°W [2] Location of the 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. At 256 feet (78 m), it is the lowest crossing of ...
Jarman Gap (also Jarman's Gap or Jarmans Gap) is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the counties of Albemarle and Augusta, Virginia. Geography. Jarman Gap is located approximately 6.7 miles (10.8 km) northeast of Waynesboro, Virginia and 16.7 miles (26.9 km) west-northwest of Charlottesville, Virginia at an elevation of 2,172 feet (662 m).
Blue Ridge Mountain. Blue Ridge Mountain, also known as Blue Mountain, is the colloquial name of the westernmost ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The Appalachian Trail traverses the entire length of the mountain along its western slope and crest.
Roanoke Valley. Coordinates: 37.266°N 79.933°W. The Roanoke Valley ( / ˈroʊ.əˌnoʊk / ROH-ə-nohk) in southwest Virginia is an area adjacent to and including the Roanoke River between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Appalachian Plateau to the west. The valley includes much of Roanoke County, as well as the two independent ...