| Mount Rogers | |
|---|---|
 View of Mount Rogers from Pine Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,729 ft (1,746 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,449 ft (746 m)[2] |
| Listing | U.S. state high point 19th |
| Coordinates | 36°39′35″N 81°32′40″W / 36.6598406°N 81.5445575°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Rogers Location of Mount Rogers in Virginia | |
| Location | |
| Parent range | Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Whitetop Mountain |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | 760 Ma. |
| Mountain type | Extinct stratovolcano complex |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike via Appalachian Trail spur |
Mount Rogers is the highest natural point in Virginia, United States, with a summit elevation of 5,729 feet (1,746 m) above mean sea level. The summit straddles the border of Grayson and Smyth Counties, Virginia, about 6.45 miles (10.38 km) WSW of Troutdale, Virginia. Most of the mountain is contained within the Lewis Fork Wilderness, while the entire area is part of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, which itself is a part of the Jefferson National Forest.
The mountain is named for William Barton Rogers, a Virginian educated at the College of William & Mary, who taught at William & Mary and the University of Virginia, became Virginia's first State Geologist, and went on to found the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3]
The summit is most easily accessed from Grayson Highlands State Park by following the Appalachian Trail southbound for 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to a blue-blazed trail leading to the summit, which is covered by trees and marked with four National Geodetic Survey triangulation station disks; a standard station disk marked with an equilateral triangle and three standard reference disks marked with arrows pointing towards the station disk. One reference disk has been obscured by dense overgrowth.[4] Because the Appalachian Trail passes within a half mile of the summit, the area is especially popular with hikers.
- ^ a b "Mount Rogers, Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Mount Rogers, Virginia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ^ "Blue Ridge province - The Geology of Virginia". Archived from the original on 2009-01-04. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "Rogers Reset". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2011-11-15.