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South Central Virginia Blue Ridge

Range Type	Geographically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Rocky Mountain (4072 ft/1241 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Virginia
Area	1,637 sq mi / 4,239 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	50 mi / 80 km North-South 61 mi / 98 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	37° 45' N; 78° 54' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of South Central Virginia Blue Ridge
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the South Central Virginia Blue Ridge.

Northern Blue Ridge	Level 4 (Parent)
South Mountain-Catoctin	Level 5 (Sibling)
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge	Level 5 (Sibling)
Shenandoah-North Section	Level 5 (Sibling)
Shenandoah-Middle Section	Level 5 (Sibling)
Shenandoah-South Section	Level 5 (Sibling)
South Central Virginia Blue Ridge	Level 5
Peaks of Otter-Apple Orchard Area	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the South Central Virginia Blue Ridge

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Rocky Mountain	4072	1241
2.	The Priest	4063	1238
3.	Bald Knob	4040+	1231+
4.	Mount Pleasant	4040+	1231+
5.	Maintop Mountain	4040+	1231+
6.	Elk Pond Mountain	4034	1230
7.	Pompey Mountain	4032	1229
8.	Cole Mountain	4000+	1219+
9.	Three Ridges	3970	1210
10.	Wolf Rocks	3880+	1183+
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the South Central Virginia Blue Ridge

Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain as seen from the roads in the valley below. (2008-05-18). Photo by Scott Surgent. Click here for larger-size photo.	The Priest The Priest, with it's peak shrouded in clouds (2015-04-07). Photo by Roland Ryan. Click here for larger-size photo.
Bald Knob A-6 Intruder Wreckage (2020-05-31). Photo by John Kriz. Click here for larger-size photo.	Tar Jacket Ridge Summit area of Tar Jacket Ridge just west of the Appalachian Trail on the afternoon of 11 Jan 2019 (2019-01-11). Photo by Mike Stinson. Click here for larger-size photo.
Little Priest The Little Priest, it's peak just below the clouds (2015-04-07). Photo by Roland Ryan. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cellar Mountain Benchmark (2020-04-25). Photo by Powen Ru. Click here for larger-size photo.
Peak 3480 Peak 3480 as seen from the Tye River Gap at the Blue Ridge Parkway / VA 56 junction. This peak deserves a name (2020-03-05). Photo by Mike Stinson. Click here for larger-size photo.	Bluff Mountain Marker at the top of Bluff Mountain (2021-05-01). Photo by John Kriz. Click here for larger-size photo.
Rice Mountain View of Rice Mountain from the Blue Ridge Parkway, 21 December 2017 (2017-12-21). Photo by Mike Stinson. Click here for larger-size photo.	Waynesboro City High Point Waynesboro City High Point (2020-12-13). Photo by Steven Fishback. Click here for larger-size photo.

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