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Maintop Mountain, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

#10 among attractions in Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

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Elevation: 4052 ftProminence: 591 ftCoordinates: 37°49'60"N, 79°7'60"W
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Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area United States

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Maintop Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crabtree Falls, The Priest Mountain, Haines Chapel, Elk Pond Mountain.

  • crabtree falls mount pleasant national scenic area3.2 miE
    Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park

    Crabtree Falls, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

    83 min walk • Crabtree Falls is one of the tallest sets of waterfalls in the United States east of the Mississippi River. It is located in the George Washington National Forest in Nelson County, Virginia, off of Virginia State Route 56.

  • the priest mountain mount pleasant national scenic area4 miE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    The Priest Mountain, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

    102 min walk • The Priest is a mountain in Nelson County, Virginia. The peak of the mountain is the highest point in the county. The mountain is on a spur off the main Blue Ridge Mountains, about 3.5 miles east of Maintop Mountain, located in the Priest Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest.

  • haines chapel mount pleasant national scenic area4 miN
    Church

    Haines Chapel, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

    102 min walk • Haines Chapel, together with the South Mountain Cemetery, is a historic property located near the Blue Ridge Parkway in Rockbridge and Nelson Counties in the U.S. state of Virginia.

  • elk pond mountain mount pleasant national scenic area location map
    2.2 miSW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Elk Pond Mountain, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

    58 min walk • Elk Pond Mountain is a peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains, on the border of Nelson and Rockbridge counties in Virginia. Elk Pond Mountain is flanked to the east by Maintop Mountain, and to the southwest by Rocky Mountain.

  • macedonia methodist church mount pleasant national scenic area7.3 miSW
    Church

    Macedonia Methodist Church, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

    187 min walk • Macedonia Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at Coffeytown, near Vesuvius, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built in 1896, and is a one-story, frame church building with vernacular Gothic Revival style influences. It sits on a random rubble stone foundation and has a gable roof with front bell tower.

  • priest wilderness mount pleasant national scenic area location map
    3.6 miE
    Protected area

    Priest Wilderness, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

    92 min walk • The Priest Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the Glenwood/Pedlar Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The wilderness area is located just south of the Tye River, the Three Ridges Wilderness, and Virginia State Route 56.

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