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Central Virginia Appalachian Ridges

Highest Point	Kile Knob (4588 ft/1398 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Virginia (53%), West Virginia (47%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	1,242 sq mi / 3,217 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	90 mi / 145 km North-South 58 mi / 94 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	38° 25' N; 79° 29' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Central Virginia Appalachian Ridges
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Central Virginia Appalachian Ridges.

Central Appalachian Ridges	Level 4 (Parent)
North Central Appalachian Ridges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Central Virginia Appalachian Ridges	Level 5
North Fork Mountain	Level 6 (Child)
Shenandoah Mountain	Level 5 (Sibling)
Masanutten Mountain	Level 5 (Sibling)
Allegheny Mountain Ridge	Level 5 (Sibling)
North Mountain Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
South-Central Appalachian Ridges	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Central Virginia Appalachian Ridges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Kile Knob	4588	1398	North Fork Mountain
2.	Panther Knob	4508	1374	North Fork Mountain
3.	Snowy Mountain	4505	1373
4.	Riven Rocks	4386	1337
5.	Sounding Knob	4360+	1329+
6.	Peak 4240 (Jack Mountain)	4240+	1292+
7.	Bald Knob	4240+	1292+
8.	Jack Mountain-Peak 4100	4100	1250
9.	Back Creek Mountain	4100+	1250+
10.	Big Knob	4072	1241
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Kile Knob	4588	1398	North Fork Mountain

Photos of Peaks in the Central Virginia Appalachian Ridges

Seneca Rocks: The knife-blade of Seneca Rocks offers some of the best rock climbing in the central Appalachians.

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