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Flagpole Knob, Virginia

4360+ feet, 1329+ meters

Elevation	Elevation in range between 4360 and 4400 feet. (40-foot closed contour)
Alternate Name(s)	Slate Springs Mountain
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	38° 31' N; 79° 11' W 38.510012, -79.184218 (Dec Deg) 658316E 4263967N Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Virginia
County/Second Level Region	Rockingham (Highest Point)
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Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Appalachian Ridges
Range4: Central Appalachian Ridges
Range5: Shenandoah Mountain

Drainage Basins

Shenandoah
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: George Washington National Forest

Topo Map

Brandywine 38079-E2 1:24,000

Prominence

Clean Prominence: 640 ft/195 m
Optimistic Prominence: 720 ft/219 m
Key Col: Briery Branch Gap 3720 ft/1134 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 3680 and 3720 feet.
    Topo Map: Reddish Knob 38079-D2 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 38° 29' N; 79° 13' W
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Isolation

4.52 mi/7.28 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
Reddish Knob (SW)
Not verified: May be a major NHN that is not in the database.

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