Whitetop Mountain (conservation area)

Whitetop Mountain (conservation area)
Whitetop Mountain (conservation area)
	View southwest towards Whitetop Mountain from the Appalachian Trail on Elk Garden Ridge, within the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area in Smyth County, Virginia
	Location of the Whitetop Mountain wild area in Virginia
Location	Virginia, United States
Coordinates	36°38′31″N 81°36′25″W / 36.64194°N 81.60694°W
Area	5,919 acres (23.95 km2)

Whitetop Mountain (conservation area) is a wildland in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests of western Virginia that has been recognized by the Wilderness Society as a special place worthy of protection from logging and road construction. The Wilderness Society has designated the area as a "Mountain Treasure".^[1]

The second highest mountain in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, Whitetop Mountain and nearby Buzzard Knob are a commanding presence with a vertical elevation of 3500 feet and good views over the South Holston River at Damascus.^[2]

The area is part of the Mount Rogers Cluster.

^ Virginia's Mountain Treasures, report issued by The Wilderness Society, May, 1999
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[wildreport-1] Virginia's Mountain Treasures, report issued by The Wilderness Society, May, 1999

[BamfordReview-2] Cite error: The named reference BamfordReview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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