| Southwest Mountains | |
|---|---|
 The Southwest Mountains, northern Albemarle County | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Peters Mountain (1,801 feet)[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 70 mi (110 km) |
| Width | 3.5 mi (5.6 km) |
| Geography | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Region | Piedmont[2] |
| Parent range | Appalachian Mountains |
The Southwest Mountains of Virginia are a mountain range centered on Charlottesville, parallel to and geologically associated with the Blue Ridge Mountains, which lie about 30 miles (50 km) to the west.[3] The range is breached by the Rivanna River between Monticello and Pantops Mountain. Some of the more prominent peaks include Carters Mountain,[4] Fan Mountain, Brush Mountain, Peters Mountain,[1] Walton's Mountain, and Hightop Mountain.
- ^ a b "Peters Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 31, 1981. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ Woodward; Hoffman (1991). "The physiographic provinces and subregions of Virginia" (JPEG). Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
- ^ "Ecological Communities of the Northern Virginia Blue Ridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage. October 4, 2003. Retrieved September 28, 2006.
[T]he area covered by this presentation is the physiographic northern Blue Ridge that stretches from Roanoke to Harpers Ferry. It also loosely includes the higher, western Piedmont monadnocks such as the Bull Run Mountains in northern Virginia and the Southwest Mountains east of Charlottesville. This is a more limited area than the geological Blue Ridge anticlinorium, which includes the entire physiographic western Piedmont.
- ^ "Carters Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 28, 1979. Retrieved July 30, 2021.