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(coordinates provided by Don Desrosiers)
        topo chart / aerial image
Alleghany County - Big Knob (4,072 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Amherst County - Bald Knob, Mount Pleasant, and Rocky Mountain (4,040+ and 4,072 feet)        Bald Knob         Mount Pleasant         Rocky Mountain
Appomattox County - Kyles Mountain (1,161 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Augusta County - Elliott Knob (4,463 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Bath County - Paddy Knob (4,477 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Bedford City - one area (1,180+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Bedford County - Apple Orchard Mountain (4,225 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Bland County - Chestnut Knob (4,409 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Botetourt County - Apple Orchard Mountain (4,225 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Bristol City - BM Wallace 9 (2,129 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Buchanan County - Big A Mountain (3,706 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Buckingham County - Spears Mountain (1,604 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Buena Vista City - on city line (1,340+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Campbell County - three areas on Long Mountain (1,420+ feet)        area 1         area 2         area 3
Carroll County - monument on state line (3,560+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Charlotte County - two areas (790+ feet)        area 1         area 2
Charlottesville City - one area (760+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Covington City - one area with BM Nettleton (1,680+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Craig County - White Rocks on Potts Mountain (3,940+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Cumberland County - nine areas (520+ feet)
       
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        topo chart / aerial image
Floyd County - Buffalo Mountain (3,971 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Fluvanna County - two areas (550+ feet)        area 1         area 2
Franklin County - Cahas Mountain (3,571 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Galax City - on city line northwest of Ward Knob (2,900+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Giles County - Bald Knob on Salt Pond Mountain (4,361 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Grayson County - Mount Rogers (5,729 feet and State Highpoint)        topo chart / aerial image
Greene County - at north county corner near Hazeltop (3,640+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Halifax County - one area (750+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Harrisonburg City - two areas (1,760+ and 1,767 feet)        area 1         area 2
Henry County - two areas on Turkeycock Mountain (1,840+ feet)        area 1         area 2
Highland County - spot elevation (4,546 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Lee County - at north county corner near Potato Hill (3,760+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Lexington City - two areas (1,180+ feet)        area 1         area 2
Lunenburg County - five areas (630+ feet)        area 1         area 2         area 3         area 4         area 5
Lynchburg City - one area (1,320+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Martinsville City - one area (1,160+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Mecklenburg County - three areas (600+ and 606 feet)        area 1         area 2         area 3
Montgomery County - one area on Poor Mountain (3,760+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Nelson County - Maintop Mountain (4,040+ feet) and two areas on The Priest (4,040+ and 4,063 feet)        Maintop Mountain         Priest area 1         Priest area 2
Norton City - on city line (3,960+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Page County - Hawksbill Mountain (4,050 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Patrick County - Rocky Knob (3,572 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Pittsylvania County - Smith Mountain (2,038 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Prince Edward County - two benchmarks on Lyle Mountain (780+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Pulaski County - three areas on Walker Mountain (3,680+ and 3,699 feet)        area 1         area 2         area 3
Radford City - Ingles Mountain (2,353 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Roanoke City - Mill Mountain (1,740+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Roanoke County - spot elevation on Poor Mountain (3,928 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Rockbridge County - Rocky Mountain (4,072 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Rockingham County - Flagpole Knob (4,360+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Russell County - Beartown Mountain (4,689 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Salem City - on city line (1,460+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Scott County - on county line near Camp Rock (3,880+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Shenandoah County - Mill Mountain (3,293 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Smyth County - Mount Rogers (5,729 feet and State Highpoint)        topo chart / aerial image
Staunton City - BM City Park on Betsey Bell (1,940+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Tazewell County - BM Maiden on Garden Mountain (4,710 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Washington County - Whitetop Mountain (5,520+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Waynesboro City - one area (1,740+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Wise County - BM High Knob No. 2 on High Knob (4,223 feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Wythe County - Comers Rock (4,080+ feet)        topo chart / aerial image
Disclaimer
Attempting to reach some of the points listed in this web site can be dangerous, and could lead to accidents resulting in injury or death. Some of the summits lie in rugged and isolated regions, where even minor mishaps can escalate into a life threatening crisis. Other locations lie on private property, military bases, and other areas where access is restricted. Trespassing in these areas can result in being arrested, shot at, or worse. Right of access to these areas is constantly changing, and access in the past does not guarantee present access. By use of this web page, the reader hereby releases the trip report authors, trip report compiler, and webmaster from liability for any injury, including but not limited to monetary loss, death, and other damages that might in any way be connected with this web site. FAIR WARNING: These are "armchair mountaineer" articles, an offering for amusement, not action. Many of these peaks are potentially life threatening, or are on private property. Adequate mountaineer training and/or owner's permission are required if you choose to pursue this list. The authors cited on this page accept no responsibility for injury, or any liability related to these route descriptions.State Hyperlinks / Text-only Home Page | Introduction | Highpoint Superlatives |
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