- Whitetop Mountain
Infobox Mountain
Name = Whitetop Mountain
Photo = Whitetop.jpg
Caption = View from Whitetop of Buzzard Rock and Beech Mountain.
Elevation = 5,520 ft (1,682 m)
Location =Virginia , USA
Range =Appalachian Mountains ,Blue Ridge Mountains
Prominence = 1,080 ft (329 m) [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7798]
Coordinates = coord|36|38|34|N|81|36|28|W|type:mountain_region:US
Topographic
USGS Whitetop Mountain
Type =granite
Age = unknown
First ascent= unknown
Easiest route= hikeWhitetop Mountain is the second highest mountain in the
U.S. state ofVirginia , after nearbyMount Rogers . It is located in Grayson County. Whitetop was the location of theWhite Top Folk Festival from 1932 to 1939, with the exception of 1937. The mountain is also unique for the fact that it represents an ecological "island" of flora and fauna commonly found much further north than Virginia, such as old growth red spruce and other northern hardwoods.External links
* [http://www.summitpost.org/show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/4170 Summitpost information on Whitetop Mountain]
* [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?z=17&n=4055001&e=445942&s=50&size=l&u=7&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25 TopoQuest Quad map]
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