| Whitetop Mountain | |
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 View from Whitetop of Buzzard Rock and Beech Mountain. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,525 ft (1,684 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,040 ft (320 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 36°38′19″N81°36′19″W / 36.6387294°N 81.6053920°W /36.6387294; -81.6053920[1] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Grayson /Smyth /Washington counties,Virginia, U.S. |
| Parent range | Appalachian Mountains,Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Whitetop Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | granite |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Whitetop Mountain is the second highest independent mountain in theU.S. state ofVirginia, after nearbyMount Rogers.[3] It is also the third highest named peak in Virginia, after Mount Rogers and its subsidiary peak,Pine Mountain. It is located at the juncture ofGrayson,Smyth, andWashington Counties, and is also within theMount Rogers National Recreation Area of theJefferson National Forest. Whitetop was the location of theWhite Top Folk Festival from 1932 to 1939, with the exception of 1937. Like nearby Mount Rogers, it represents an ecological "island" of flora and fauna commonly found much farther north than Virginia, such as old growthred spruce and other northern softwoods.
Whitetop Mountain is within aconservation area of the same name.[4]
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