Whitetop Mountain
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White Top Mountain
)| Whitetop Mountain | |
|---|---|
 View from Whitetop of Buzzard Rock and Beech Mountain. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,525 ft (1,684 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,040 ft (320 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 36°38′19″N 81°36′19″W / 36.6387294°N 81.6053920°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grayson / Smyth / Washington counties, Virginia, U.S. |
| Parent range | Appalachian Mountains, Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Whitetop Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | granite |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Whitetop Mountain is the second highest independent mountain in the
red spruce
and other northern softwoods.
Whitetop Mountain is within a conservation area of the same name.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Whitetop Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "Whitetop Mountain, Virginia". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Whitetop Mountain". www.virginia.org. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ^ Virginia's Mountain Treasures, report issued by The Wilderness Society, May, 1999
External links
- Summitpost - Information about Whitetop Mountain
- TopoQuest - Quad map
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