Paris Mountain

Mountain in Virginia, United States

For the mountain in South Carolina, see Paris Mountain State Park. For the mountain in Anglesey, see Parys Mountain.

Paris Mountain

Paris Mountain

Location of Paris Mountain in Virginia

Highest point
Elevation| 1,926 ft (587 m)[1]
Coordinates| 39°02′N 77°56′W﻿ / ﻿39.03°N 77.93°W﻿ / 39.03; -77.93
Geography
Location| Loudoun & Clark counties, Virginia, U.S.
Parent range| Blue Ridge Mountains
Appalachian Mountains

Paris Mountain is a peak of Blue Ridge Mountain on the border of Loudoun County and Clarke County in Virginia. The 1,926 feet (587 m) peak, which is located just north of Ashby's Gap and the town of Paris, for which it is named, represents the highest elevation in both counties.[2] The peak is accessible by Blue Ridge Mountain Road from the gap. The Appalachian Trail crosses the western slope of the peak.

## References

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Mountains of Virginia

Allegheny Mountains|

* Allegheny Mountain
* Peters Mountain
* Reddish Knob
* Shenandoah Mountain

Blue Ridge Mountains|

* Apple Orchard Mountain
* Battle Mountain
* Broken Hills
* Buck Mountain
* Bull Run Mountains
* Catoctin Mountain
* Elk Pond Mountain
* Furnace Mountain
* Hawksbill Mountain
* High Knob
* Hogback Mountain
* Holston Mountain
* Humpback Rock
* Knob Mountain
* Loudoun Heights
* Maintop Mountain
* Mary's Rock
* Mine Bank Mountain
* Mount Jefferson
* Mount Rogers
* Neighbor Mountain
* Old Rag Mountain
* Paris Mountain
* Peaks of Otter
* Pignut Mountain
* Poor Mountain
* The Priest
* Purcell Knob
* Ragged Mountains
* Rocky Mountain
* Short Hill Mountain
* Smith Mountain
* Southwest Mountains
* Stony Man Mountain
* Turkeycock Mountain
* Twelve O'clock Knob
* Whitetop Mountain

Cumberland Mountains|

* High Knob
* Pine Mountain
* Tri-State Peak

Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians|

* Beartown Mountain
* Big Schloss
* Clinch Mountain
* Elliott Knob
* Fort Lewis Mountain
* Great North Mountain
* Massanutten Mountain
* Powell Mountain
* Salt Pond Mountain
* Timber Ridge

Others|

* Camp Rock
* Carpenter Mountain
* Cedar Mountain
* House Mountain
* Kate's Mountain
* McAfee Knob
* Nakedtop
* Pantops Mountain
* Roanoke Mountain
* Short Mountain
* Signal Knob
* Willis Mountain

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