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The Priest, Virginia
Prominence: 783 ft, 238 m
Elevation: 4063 feet, 1238 meters
True Isolation: 6.68 mi, 10.75 km
Elevation Info:
NAVD88 Elevation
: 4062 ft / 1238 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
37° 49' 11'' N, 79° 3' 45'' W
37.819774, -79.062543 (Dec Deg)
670527 E 4187587 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
Virginia
County/Second Level Region
Nelson (Highest Point)
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The Priest at SummitPost.org
The Priest at ListsOfJohn.com
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CoHP.org Trip Report for Nelson, VA by Dale Millsap and Ryan Bowles
CoHP.org Trip Report for Nelson, VA by Don Desrosiers
CoHP.org Trip Report for Nelson, VA by Roy Schweiker
CoHP.org Trip Report for Nelson, VA by Scott Surgent
CoHP.org Trip Report for Nelson, VA by Michael Schwartz
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(Rank #72)
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(Rank #53)
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(Rank #19)
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(Rank #26)
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(Rank #82)
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(Rank #74)
Ascent Info
Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
146
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 134)
Selected Trip Reports from this site:
2003-05-28 by Alan Beck
2004-08-07 by Joseph Hirniak
2006 by Norman Ouellette
2006-08-03 by Scott Surgent
2007-07-21 by Ben Lostracco
2008-12-06 by Ken Grover (Unsuccessful)
2011-06-25 by Scott Parkins
2012-03-25 by Rickey Shortt
2012-08-18 by James Barlow (GPS Track)
2014-01-18 by Alex Houpt
2015-03-28 by Tomoko Nakajima
2016-04-02 by James E. Tetazoo, III (GPS Track)
2017-07-24 by Mike Stinson
2017-10-08 by Cassidy Stinson
2018-08-04 by John Kriz (GPS Track)
2019-11-16 by Jonathan Blackwell
2020-03-12 by Will Waller
Nearby Peak Searches:
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The Priest, with it's peak shrouded in clouds (2015-04-07). Photo by
Roland Ryan
.
Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 783 ft/238 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 823 ft/250 m
Key Col
: 3280 ft/1000 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 6.68 mi/10.75 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 37.7958, -79.1808
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Rocky Mountain
(WSW)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Appalachian Mountains
Range3:
Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4:
Northern Blue Ridge
Range5:
South Central Virginia Blue Ridge
Drainage Basins
James
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic-Eastern USA
Atlantic Ocean
Ownership
Land: George Washington-Jefferson National Forest
Topo Map
Massies Mill O37079g1 1:24,000
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Other Photos
Great view from the ridge (2018-08-05). Photo by
John Kriz
.
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