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The Priest Mountain, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

#3 among attractions in Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

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The Priest Mountain, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

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Elevation: 4063 ftProminence: 800 ftCoordinates: 37°49'12"N, 79°3'45"W
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Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area United States

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The Priest Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

  • crabtree falls mount pleasant national scenic area2.3 miN
    Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park

    Crabtree Falls, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

    59 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.

  • haines chapel mount pleasant national scenic area6.9 miNW
    Church

    Haines Chapel, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

    177 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
    5.6 miW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Elk Pond Mountain, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

    143 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.

  • priest wilderness mount pleasant national scenic area location map
    0.4 miW
    Protected area

    Priest Wilderness, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

    12 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.

  • maintop mountain mount pleasant national scenic area location map
    4 miW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Maintop Mountain, Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

    102 min walk • 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 east of Elk Pond Mountain, and about 3.5 miles west of The Priest.

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