Maintop Mountain

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Maintop Mountain
Elevation 1,235 metres (4,050 ft) [1]
Location Nelson County, Virginia
Range Blue Ridge Mountains
Prominence 180 m (600 ft) [2]
Coordinates 37°49.85′N 79°7.33′W / 37.83083, -79.12217Coordinates: 37°49.85′N 79°7.33′W / 37.83083, -79.12217
Topo map USGS Massies Mill

Maintop Mountain is a mountain in Nelson County, Virginia. The mountain is a peak on a spur off the main Blue Ridge Mountains, about 2 miles (3 km) east of Elk Pond Mountain, and about 3.5 miles (5.5 km) west of The Priest. The mountain is located in the George Washington National Forest.

Maintop Mountain stands within the watershed of the Tye River, which drains into the James River. The northwest side of Maintop Mtn. drains into Mill Creek, thence into the South Fork of the Tye River. The northeast side of Maintop Mtn. drains into the Maidenhead Branch of the South Fork. The southeast side of Maintop Mtn. drains into Shoe Creek, thence into the Piney River and the Tye River. The southwest side of Maintop Mtn. drains into the Louisa Spring Branch of the North Fork of the Piney River.

The Appalachian Trail, a 2,170-mile (3,500-km) National Scenic Trail from Georgia to Maine, runs across the summit of Maintop Mountain.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Mountain summit between 4,040- and 4,080-ft contours.
  2. ^ Key col at 37°50′N 79°8′W / 37.833, -79.133 between 3,440- and 3,480-ft contours.

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