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McAfee Knob McAfee Knob near its edge Map of the Appalachian Trail. McAfee Knob is a geological feature with an elevation of 3,197 feet (974 m) above sea level, located on Catawba Mountain in Catawba, Virginia, roughly 15 miles northwest of Downtown Roanoke. It is named for a Scottish-Irish 18th-century settler.
The 11 most topographically isolated summits of Virginia with at least 500 metres of topographic prominence; Rank Mountain peak County Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Bald Knob [20] [21] Giles County: Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians: 1329 m 4,360 ft: 622 m 2,041 ft: 79.9 km 49.6 mi
Dragon Tooth, Virginia. The Appalachian Trail passes through the Catawba area and provides access to three notable trail landmarks, Dragon's Tooth, McAfee Knob, and Tinker Cliffs. These three landmarks are referred to as the Triple Crown of hiking in Virginia, and experienced hikers can climb to all three overlooks in a 32 mile loop. [5]
McAfee Knob is affectionately known as "the most photographed spot on the A.T.". [9] McAfee Knob is part of what is known as Virginia's Triple Crown. The three iconic peaks that make up the Triple Crown are McAfee Knob, Dragon's Tooth, and Tinker Cliffs. These three peaks are located near Roanoke, VA.
Elliott Knob is one of the highest mountains in the northern portions of the U.S. state of Virginia. At 4,463 ft (1,360 m), the peak is located on the ridge known as Great North Mountain. [ 3] A subpeak known simply as "Hogback" (4,447 ft (1,355 m)) is located 0.5 mi (0.80 km) to the southwest. A small, naturally growing stand of red spruce ...
Short Hill rises sharply from the Piedmont countryside of the Loudoun Valley, northwest of Purcellville. It is a low-lying ridge, barely over 400 feet (120 m) in elevation. The mountain ridge extends northeast for approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) before descending to the Hillsboro Gap, through which the North Fork of Catoctin Creek flows and the ...
Shenandoah Mountain is a mountain ridge approximately 73 miles (117 km) long [ 3] in Virginia and West Virginia. The steep, narrow, sandstone-capped ridge extends from northern Bath County, Virginia to southern Hardy County, West Virginia. Along the way, its crest defines the borders between Highland and Augusta counties, Virginia, and between ...
The Peaks of Otter are three mountain peaks in the Blue Ridge Mountains, overlooking the town of Bedford, Virginia, which lies nine miles (14 km) to the southeast along State Route 43. These peaks are Sharp Top, Flat Top, and Harkening Hill . The manmade Abbott Lake lies in the valley surrounded by the three peaks, behind the Peaks of Otter ...