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2016 Map of Roaring Gap

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Roaring Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Blue Ridge Parkway traces the northern highlands of this map, following the ridgeline near Hare and Rich Hill. The landscape is defined by the meeting of three counties—Alleghany, Surry, and Wilkes—amidst a series of prominent peaks including Rich Hill Mtn, Tar Ridge, and Lens Knob. Water serves as a primary divider, with the S Fork Mitchell River and Elkin Cr draining the southern slopes.

Settlement patterns concentrate around Roaring Gap, where several small bodies of water like High Meadows Lake and Lake Louise are located. For those tracing local history, the map preserves the locations of several burial grounds, such as Mountain View Cem, Thompson Cem, and Walker Cem. The eastern portion is notably less developed, centered on the community of Devotion and the waters of Reynolds Lake, offering a view of the region's rural character and the network of mountain roads that connect these high-elevation communities.