Thornton Gap, Shenandoah National Park

Name: Thornton Gap
Address: Shenandoah National Park, United States

#18 among attractions in Shenandoah National Park

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Thornton Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia separating the Shenandoah Valley from the Piedmont region of the state. ()

Maximum elevation: 2460 ftCoordinates: 38°39'45"N, 78°19'15"W

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Shenandoah National Park United States

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Thornton Gap – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stony Man Mountain, Mary's Rock, Corbin Cabin, Knob Mountain.

5.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Stony Man Mountain, Luray
134 min walk • Stony Man Mountain, also known as Stony Man, is a mountain in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia and is the most northerly 4,000 foot peak in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
0.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mary's Rock, Shenandoah National Park
23 min walk • Mary's Rock, also known as Marys Rock, is a 3,514-foot tall mountain in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, United States. The peak is just south of the Thornton Gap Entrance of the park, and north of the taller Pinnacle.
4.4 miS
Hiking, Wilderness hut
Corbin Cabin, Shenandoah National Park
111 min walk • The Corbin Cabin is a log structure built by George T. Corbin in 1909 in the Nicholson Hollow area of what is now Shenandoah National Park.
5.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Knob Mountain, Shenandoah National Park
132 min walk • Knob Mountain is a mountain in Page County, Virginia. It is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its summit lies within Shenandoah National Park at an elevation of 2,671 ft.
3.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Neighbor Mountain, Shenandoah National Park
78 min walk • Neighbor Mountain is a mountain in Page and Rappahannock Counties, Virginia, near the city of Luray. It is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its summit lies in Page County, within Shenandoah National Park.
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pignut Mountain, Shenandoah National Park
125 min walk • Pignut Mountain is a mountain in Rappahannock County, Virginia. It is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its summit lies within Shenandoah National Park.
0.7 miSE
Tunnel
Marys Rock Tunnel, Shenandoah National Park
19 min walk • The Marys Rock Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Located at mile marker 32.2 on Skyline Drive, the scenic byway that traverses the length of Shenandoah National Park, it is the only vehicular tunnel in the park.