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Virginia County/Ind. City High Points

Showing Monty VanderBilt's first ascent dates for climbed peaks

RankCounty/Ind. CityPeak Elev-M
(Avg)		Range (Level 5) Prom-M
(Avg)		Ascent Date
1.GraysonMount Rogers1746Iron Mountains-Mount Rogers752 
1.SmythMount Rogers1746Iron Mountains-Mount Rogers752 
3.WashingtonWhitetop Mountain1688Iron Mountains-Mount Rogers328 
4.TazewellBalsam Beartown Mountain1436Garden-Brushy-East River Mountain Area653 
5.RussellBeartown Mountain1429Clinch Mountain Complex472 
6.HighlandLittle Ridge1386Allegheny Mountain Ridge121 
7.BathPaddy Knob1365Allegheny Mountain Ridge  
8.AugustaElliott Knob1360North Mountain Area744 
9.BlandChestnut Ridge1344Garden-Brushy-East River Mountain Area  
10.RockinghamFlagpole Knob1335Shenandoah Mountain207 
11.GilesBald Knob1329South-Central Appalachian Ridges628 
12.BotetourtApple Orchard Mountain1288Peaks of Otter-Apple Orchard Area864 
12.BedfordApple Orchard Mountain1288Peaks of Otter-Apple Orchard Area864 
14.WiseHigh Knob1287Cumberland-Stone Mountain626 
15.WytheComers Rock1250Iron Mountains-Mount Rogers  
16.RockbridgeRocky Mountain1241South Central Virginia Blue Ridge695 
16.AmherstRocky Mountain1241South Central Virginia Blue Ridge695 
18.AlleghanyBig Knob1241Central Virginia Appalachian Ridges  
19.NelsonThe Priest1238South Central Virginia Blue Ridge244 
20.PageHawksbill1234Shenandoah-Middle Section660 
20.MadisonHawksbill1234Shenandoah-Middle Section660 
22.FloydBuffalo Mountain1210South Virginia Blue Ridge  
23.NortonNorton City High Point1210Cumberland-Stone Mountain  
24.CraigWhite Rocks1204South-Central Appalachian Ridges  
25.RoanokePoor Mountain1197South Virginia Blue Ridge  
26.ScottCamp Rock-South Slope1195Cumberland-Stone Mountain12 
27.LeeLittle Black Mountain-Lee County High Point1152Black Mountain12 
28.MontgomeryPoor Mountain-Southwest Peak1149South Virginia Blue Ridge  
29.RappahannockThe Pinnacle1137Shenandoah-Middle Section  
30.BuchananBig A Mountain1130Northern Cumberland Mountains  
31.PulaskiWalker Mountain-Pulaski County High Point1127Walker Mountain Complex  
32.GreeneHazeltop-South Ridge1115Shenandoah-Middle Section12 
33.CarrollFisher Peak1094South Virginia Blue Ridge  
34.PatrickRocky Knob1089South Virginia Blue Ridge  
35.FranklinCahas Mountain1088South Virginia Blue Ridge  
36.WarrenHogback Mountain1059Shenandoah-North Section  
37.AlbemarleBig Flat Mountain1033Shenandoah-South Section  
38.ShenandoahMill Mountain1004North Central Appalachian Ridges  
39.DickensonPine Mountain-Birch Gap Peak960Pine Mountain-Northwest Cumberland Mountains  
40.GalaxGalax City High Point887South Virginia Blue Ridge  
41.FrederickPinnacle867North Central Appalachian Ridges  
42.RadfordIngles Mountain717South Virginia Blue Ridge  
43.FauquierBlue Mountain672Northern Virginia Blue Ridge  
44.BristolWallace 9 Benchmark649Walker Mountain Complex  
45.PittsylvaniaSmith Mountain621South Virginia Blue Ridge  
46.StauntonBetsey Bell594North Mountain Area  
47.ClarkeBlue Ridge-Paris Benchmark590Northern Virginia Blue Ridge0 
48.LoudounBlue Ridge-Loudoun County High Point588Northern Virginia Blue Ridge  
49.HenryTurkeycock Mountain564Virginia Piedmont  
50.HarrisonburgHarrisonburg City High Point539Masanutten Mountain  
51.WaynesboroWaynesboro City High Point533Shenandoah-South Section12 
52.Roanoke cityMill Mountain533South Virginia Blue Ridge  
53.CovingtonCovington City High Point515Central Virginia Appalachian Ridges  
54.BuckinghamSpears Mountain489Virginia Piedmont  
55.SalemSalem City High Point448South Virginia Blue Ridge6 
56.CampbellLong Mountain435Peaks of Otter-Apple Orchard Area  
57.Buena VistaBuena Vista City High Point411South Central Virginia Blue Ridge  
58.LynchburgCandler Mountain-North Summit405Peaks of Otter-Apple Orchard Area  
59.Prince WilliamBull Run Mountains-Jackson Lookout Tower390Northern Virginia Blue Ridge0 
60.OrangeCowherd Mountain365Shenandoah-South Section  
61.LexingtonLexington City High Point363North Mountain Area  
61.Bedford cityBedford City High Point363Peaks of Otter-Apple Orchard Area  
63.MartinsvilleMartinsville City High Point357Virginia Piedmont  
64.AppomattoxKyles Mountain354Virginia Piedmont  
65.CulpeperMitchells Mountain-North Slope332Shenandoah-Middle Section6 
66.WinchesterWinchester City High Point288North Central Appalachian Ridges2 
67.CharlotteCharlotte County High Point242Virginia Piedmont  
68.Prince EdwardLyle Mountain239Virginia Piedmont  
69.CharlottesvilleCharlottesville City High Point235South Central Virginia Blue Ridge6 
70.HalifaxHalifax County High Point230Virginia Piedmont  
71.DanvilleDanville City High Point204Virginia Piedmont  
72.LunenburgLunenburg County High Point193Virginia Piedmont  
73.MecklenburgMecklenburg County High Point185Virginia Piedmont  
74.NottowayNottoway County High Point184Virginia Piedmont2 
75.LouisaLouisa County High Point175Virginia Piedmont  
76.FluvannaFluvanna County High Point169Virginia Piedmont  
77.SpotsylvaniaSpotsylvania County High Point166Virginia Piedmont  
78.FairfaxGantt Hill159Northern Virginia Blue Ridge  
78.CumberlandCumberland County High Point159Virginia Piedmont  
78.GoochlandGoochland County High Point159Virginia Piedmont  
81.AmeliaAmelia County High Point159Virginia Piedmont  
82.PowhatanPowhatan County High Point150Virginia Piedmont  
83.Fairfax cityFairfax City High Point147Northern Virginia Blue Ridge  
84.BrunswickBrunswick County High Point144Virginia Piedmont  
85.StaffordStafford County High Point142Northern Virginia Blue Ridge  
86.ArlingtonMinor Hill141Northern Virginia Blue Ridge  
87.Falls ChurchFalls Church City High Point132Northern Virginia Blue Ridge2 
88.DinwiddieDinwiddie County High Point126Virginia Piedmont  
89.ChesterfieldChesterfield County High Point123Virginia Piedmont  
90.HanoverHanover County High Point120Virginia Piedmont  
91.Richmond cityRichmond City High Point114Virginia Piedmont  
92.CarolineCaroline County High Point108Virginia Piedmont  
93.HenricoHenrico County High Point104Virginia Piedmont  
94.ManassasManassas City High Point99Northern Virginia Blue Ridge  
94.Manassas ParkManassas Park City High Point99Northern Virginia Blue Ridge  
96.GreensvilleGreensville County High Point98Virginia Piedmont  
97.AlexandriaAlexandria City High Point86Northern Virginia Blue Ridge  
98.SussexSussex County High Point83Virginia Piedmont  
99.FredericksburgFredericksburg City High Point77Virginia Piedmont  
100.King GeorgeKing George County High Point68Virginia Piedmont  
101.King WilliamKing William County High Point65Virginia Piedmont  
101.King and QueenKing and Queen County High Point65Virginia Piedmont  
103.EssexEssex County High Point61Virginia Piedmont  
104.WestmorelandWestmoreland County High Point58Virginia Piedmont  
105.PetersburgPetersburg City High Point56Virginia Piedmont  
105.New KentNew Kent County High Point56Virginia Piedmont  
107.RichmondRichmond County High Point55Virginia Piedmont  
108.Prince GeorgePrince George County High Point52Virginia Piedmont  
109.NorthumberlandNorthumberland County High Point47Virginia Piedmont  
109.EmporiaEmporia City High Point47Virginia Piedmont  
111.Charles CityCharles City County High Point46Virginia Piedmont  
112.GloucesterGloucester County High Point44Virginia Piedmont  
112.James CityJames City County High Point44Virginia Piedmont  
112.SouthamptonSouthampton County High Point44Virginia Piedmont  
115.YorkYork County High Point41Virginia Piedmont  
116.SurrySurry County High Point40Virginia Piedmont  
116.LancasterLancaster County High Point40Virginia Piedmont  
118.MiddlesexMiddlesex County High Point37Virginia Piedmont  
119.Colonial HeightsColonial Heights City High Point33Virginia Piedmont  
120.WilliamsburgWilliamsburg City High Point31Virginia Piedmont  
121.SuffolkSuffolk City High Point31Virginia Piedmont  
121.Virginia BeachCape Henry31Virginia Piedmont  
123.Isle of WightIsle of Wight County High Point30Virginia Piedmont  
124.Newport NewsNewport News City High Point28Virginia Piedmont  
124.Franklin cityFranklin City High Point28Virginia Piedmont  
126.HopewellHopewell City High Point27Virginia Piedmont  
127.MathewsMathews County High Point22Virginia Piedmont  
128.NorthamptonButlers Bluff21Delmarva  
129.AccomackAccomack County High Point19Delmarva  
130.NorfolkNorfolk City High Point15Virginia Piedmont  
131.PortsmouthPortsmouth City High Point10Virginia Piedmont  
131.HamptonHampton City High Point10Virginia Piedmont  
131.ChesapeakeChesapeake City High Point10Virginia Piedmont  
134.PoquosonPoquoson City High Point4Virginia Piedmont  

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List Description

Note that this list is not authoritative and it is present here mainly so climbers can log their ascents. If you are serious about county highpointing in Virginia, you should visit the County Highpointing Web Site, join the Yahoo County Highpointing Group, and refer to Andy Martin's book for the definitive listing of all the points.

Acknowledgments

Sources that were used to help me compile this list include:

  • Book County High Points by Andy Martin; list compiled 1995 by Mike Kornbau, reviewed by Fred Lobdell, Carl Mills, Andy Martin, and Darryl Montgomery.
  • Some latitude-longitude values for points in the lowlands of the state provided by Don Desrosiers via the CoHP.org web site, and manually verified.

 


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