2022 Map of Whitetop Mountain

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Stony Battery and the high ridges of the Jefferson National Forest dominate this portrait of Southwest Virginia. The landscape is defined by the Tennessee Valley Divide, where waters split toward different drainage basins. A dense network of paths, including the Appalachian National Scenic Trl, Iron Mountain Trl, and Virginia Highlands Trl, crisscrosses the high elevations of Mt Rogers and Pine Mtn. Local history is anchored by several rural burial sites such as Rowland Creek Cem, West Cem, and Laurel Cem, located near the headwaters of Rowland Cr and Big Laurel Cr. The terrain reveals complex mountain geography, from the passage at Skulls Gap to the winding course of the Fairwood Valley Rd, illustrating the intersection of modern recreational corridors with older settlement patterns in the Highlands.