Snickers Gap

Snickers Gap
Williams Gap
Snickers Gap as seen from across the Loudoun Valley on Mount Gilead
Elevation1,056 feet (322 m)[1]
Traversed by Virginia Route 7
LocationClarke County / Loudoun County, Virginia, United States
RangeBlue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Coordinates39°6′56″N 77°50′43″W / 39.11556°N 77.84528°W / 39.11556; -77.84528[2]
Snickers Gap is located in Virginia
Snickers Gap
Location of Snickers Gap in Virginia

Snickers Gap, originally William's Gap, is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountain on the border of Loudoun County and Clarke County in Virginia. The gap is traversed by Virginia State Route 7. The Appalachian Trail also passes across the gap. Bear's Den and Raven Rocks are adjacent to the gap.

During the autumn bird migration the gap is a favored spot for birdwatchers to count and study the many raptors that follow the ridge on their way south.

  1. ^ "The National Map: Elevation". usgs.gov. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Snickers Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.