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Whitetop Mountain, Virginia

Prominence: 1040 ft, 316 m

Elevation: 5520+ feet, 1682+ meters

True Isolation: 3.33 mi, 5.36 km

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 5520 - 5560 ft (40-foot closed contour) NAVD88 Elevation: 5520 ft / 1682 m (Range 5520 - 5560 ft)
Subpeaks	Buzzard Rock (5080 ft/1548 m)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	36° 38' 20'' N, 81° 36' 20'' W 36.638795, -81.605694 (Dec Deg) 445854 E 4054975 N, Zone 17 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Virginia
County/Second Level Region	Grayson Smyth Washington (Highest Point)
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Ascent Info Total successful ascents logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 184 Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 169) Selected Trip Reports from this site: 1999-11-17 by Mike Stinson 2003-05-07 by Alan Beck 2007-03-24 by John Hasch 2008-05-29 by Terry Wheeler 2009-05-16 by Kenith Threatte 2010-10-17 by Tom Layton 2011-02-20 by Jay Kell (Unsuccessful) 2011-09-14 by Scott Parkins 2012-08-12 by James Barlow 2014-11-24 by Curtis Bowden 2014-11-24 by Wayne Snyder 2015-05-22 by William Musser 2015-05-23 by jeff branin 2018-11-11 by Zachary Robbins (GPS Track) 2019-01-06 by Bradley R (GPS Track) 2019-03-17 by Powen Ru (GPS Track) 2020-07-09 by Pete Brennan 2020-08-31 by John Kriz 2020-09-20 by John Moore 2020-10-26 by David Winston (GPS Track) 2020-11-23 by Will Waller
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Prominence

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  Clean Prominence: 1040 ft/316 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 1120 ft/340 m
  Line Parent: Mount Rogers
  Key Col: Elk Garden    4480 ft/1366 m

Isolation

Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 3.33 mi/5.36 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 36.6567, -81.55
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Mount Rogers  (ENE)

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Blue Ridge Mountains
Range4: Western Blue Ridge Ranges
Range5: Iron Mountains-Mount Rogers
Range6: Mount Rogers Range

Drainage Basins

New
Kanawha
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

South Fork Holston
Holston
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: George Washington-Jefferson National Forest/Mount Rogers National Recreation Area
Wilderness/Special Area: Mount Rogers NRA

Topo Map

Whitetop Mountain O36081f5 1:24,000

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