Mountain peaks of Virginia explained

See also: Virginia and Environment of Virginia.

See also: List of mountains in Virginia.

This article comprises three sortable tables of the major mountain peaks of Virginia. This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100m (300feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500m (1,600feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. The first table below ranks the major summits of Virginia by elevation.
2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings. The second table below ranks the 50 most prominent summits of Virginia.
3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation. The third table below ranks the 11 most isolated major summits of Virginia.

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Highest major summits

Of these 11 peaks, 3 are located in Tazewell County, 2 in Giles County, and the 6 other mountains lie on 8 different counties.

The 11 highest summits of Virginia with over 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!County!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

1	Grayson County Smyth County, Virginia	Blue Ridge Mountains	36.6601°N -81.5449°W
2	Tazewell County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	37.0814°N -81.4137°W
3	Augusta County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	38.1666°N -79.3142°W
4	Tazewell County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	37.0494°N -81.617°W
5	Augusta County^[1]	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	38.4625°N -79.2418°W
6	Bald Knob^[2] ^[3]	Giles County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	37.3503°N -80.5374°W
7	Bedford County Botetourt County	Blue Ridge Mountains	37.5174°N -79.5106°W
8	Wise County	Cumberland Mountains	36.8929°N -82.6294°W
9	Giles County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	37.2475°N -80.8538°W
10	Rocky Mountain^[4] ^[5]	Amherst County Rockbridge County	Blue Ridge Mountains	37.7955°N -79.1808°W
11	Madison County Page County	Blue Ridge Mountains	38.5554°N -78.3953°W

Most prominent summits

The 11 most topographically prominent summits of Virginia

!Rank!Mountain peak!County!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

1	Bedford County Botetourt County	Blue Ridge Mountains	37.5174°N -79.5106°W
2	Grayson County Smyth County, Virginia	Blue Ridge Mountains	36.6601°N -81.5449°W
3	Augusta County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	38.1666°N -79.3142°W
4	Rocky Mountain^[6] ^[7]	Amherst County Rockbridge County	Blue Ridge Mountains	37.7955°N -79.1808°W
5	Madison County Page County	Blue Ridge Mountains	38.5554°N -78.3953°W
6	Tazewell County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	37.0814°N -81.4137°W
7	Wise County	Cumberland Mountains	36.8929°N -82.6294°W
8	Bald Knob^[8] ^[9]	Giles County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	37.3503°N -80.5374°W
9	Augusta County^[10]	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	38.4625°N -79.2418°W
10	Tazewell County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	37.0494°N -81.617°W
11	Giles County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	37.2475°N -80.8538°W

Most isolated major summits

The 11 most topographically isolated summits of Virginia with at least 500 metres of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!County!Mountain range!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location

1	Bald Knob^[11] ^[12]	Giles County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	37.3503°N -80.5374°W
2	Grayson County Smyth County, Virginia	Blue Ridge Mountains	36.6601°N -81.5449°W
3	Wise County	Cumberland Mountains	36.8929°N -82.6294°W
4	Madison County Page County	Blue Ridge Mountains	38.5554°N -78.3953°W
5	Bedford County Botetourt County	Blue Ridge Mountains	37.5174°N -79.5106°W
6	Tazewell County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	37.0814°N -81.4137°W
7	Augusta County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	38.1666°N -79.3142°W
8	Rocky Mountain^[13] ^[14]	Amherst County Rockbridge County	Blue Ridge Mountains	37.7955°N -79.1808°W
9	Augusta County^[15]	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	38.4625°N -79.2418°W
10	Giles County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	37.2475°N -80.8538°W
11	Tazewell County	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians	37.0494°N -81.617°W

Notes and References

1. US Geological Survey, Feature Detail Report for: Reddish Knob, https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:1486547
2. [Bald Knob (Giles County, Virginia)|Bald Knob]
3. Web site: Bald Knob . peakbagger.com . January 27, 2019.
4. [Rocky Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia)|Rocky Mountain]
5. Web site: Rocky Mountain . peakbagger.com . January 27, 2019.
6. [Rocky Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia)|Rocky Mountain]
7. Web site: Rocky Mountain . peakbagger.com . January 27, 2019.
8. [Bald Knob (Giles County, Virginia)|Bald Knob]
9. Web site: Bald Knob . peakbagger.com . January 27, 2019.
10. US Geological Survey, Feature Detail Report for: Reddish Knob, https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:1486547
11. [Bald Knob (Giles County, Virginia)|Bald Knob]
12. Web site: Bald Knob . peakbagger.com . January 27, 2019.
13. [Rocky Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia)|Rocky Mountain]
14. Web site: Rocky Mountain . peakbagger.com . January 27, 2019.
15. US Geological Survey, Feature Detail Report for: Reddish Knob, https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:1486547