Massanutten Mountain
Massanutten Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,922 ft (891 m) |
Coordinates | 38°38′34.9″N 78°36′43.3″W / 38.643028°N 78.612028°W |
Geography | |
Virginia, U.S. | |
Parent range | Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Synclinal Ridge |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Drive |
Massanutten Mountain is a synclinal ridge in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, located in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is near the West Virginia state line.
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 south.
The mountain is divided into northern and southern sections, divided by the
On the eastern side of the mountain range lie the
Recreation
Most of the range is part of the Lee Ranger District of the
In 1971, the Massanutten Mountain ski lodge and four-season resort village was established near the southern peak. The private resort has nearly doubled in size since Great Eastern Resorts bought it in 1995.
Flora and fauna
Wildlife on Massanutten includes
Geology
The geology of the Massanutten Mountains is dominated by
Mountains of Massanutten
- Massanutten Peak
- 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
Notes
- ^ "SummitPost - Signal Knob". Summit Post. December 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ Frye, Keith. Roadside Geology of Virginia. Mountain Press Publishing Company; Missoula, 1986.