List of gaps of Virginia
This is a list of gaps in Virginia.
By mountain range
[edit]This list is arranged by mountain ranges.
- Hoop Petticoat Gap, elevation 860 feet, on U.S. Route 50 in Virginia to Romney
- Paddy Gap in Paddy Mountain, elevation 1,400 feet,
- Brocks Gap in Little North Mountain, elevation 1,020 feet, on Virginia State Route 259 to North Mountain
- Dry River Gap on U.S. Route 33 in Virginia to Harrisonburg-Franklin
- Buffalo Gap on Virginia State Route 42 to Clifton Forge
- Goshen Pass on the Maury River
- Allison Gap, Virginia on Poor Valley Road 613, Smyth County
- East Stone Gap, Virginia on Orby Cantrell Highway or U.S. Route 58 Alternate
- Big Stone Gap, Virginia
- Olinger Gap north of Low Gap near Old Still Hollow
- Low Gap east of Scott Gap
- Scott Gap east of Dalton Gap
- Dalton Gap north of Pennington Gap
- Pennington Gap on U.S. Route 421 near Pennington Gap, Virginia
- Low Gap near Mullins Ridge south of U.S. Route 58 in Virginia
- Hunter Gap on Virginia Route 70
- Mulberry Gap or Fitts Gap on Mulberry Gap Road
- Jones Gap on Virginia-Tennessee border west of Phoebe Butt
- Bow Gap east of Yellow Rock
- Cranks Gap west of Yellow Rock
- Hubbard Springs Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border near Hubbard Springs, Virginia
- Hubbard Gap near Hubbard Springs, Virginia
- Harris Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border near Hubbard Springs, Virginia
- Brierfield Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border near Hagan, Virginia
- Maple's Gap on the Wise County/Scott County border
- Middleton Gap north of Falling Waters Gap
- Falling Waters Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border north of Rose Hill, Virginia
- Cumberland Gap, elevation 1,600 feet, central feature of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- Chadwell Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- Butchers Gap on Virginia-Kentucky border in Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
- Pound Gap, elevation 2,392 feet, on U.S. Route 23
- Panther Gap in Mill Mountain, where Virginia State Route 39 goes between Bath and Rockbridge County near the town of Goshen
This list of Virginia Blue Ridge gaps is listed starting from north to south.
- Potomac Water Gap, elevation 240 feet, Harpers Ferry, on U.S. Route 340
- Keyes Gap, originally Vestal's Gap, elevation 895 feet, on Virginia State Route 9 in Loudoun County
- Wilson Gap, also Gregory Gap, elevation 1440 feet, in Loudoun County
- Snickers Gap, originally William's Gap in 1769, on Virginia State Route 7
- Ashby's Gap, elevation 1,100 feet, on U.S. Route 50
- Manassas Gap, also known as Markham's Gap and Calmese Gap, elevation 950 feet, on U.S. Route 55 and Interstate 66
- Chester Gap, also known as Happy Creek Gap, elevation 1,339 feet, on U.S. Route 522
- Elkwallow Gap, elevation 2,455 feet on Skyline Drive
- Thornton Gap, elevation 2,460 feet, on U.S. Route 211
- Hughes River Gap north of Little Stony Man
- Fishers Gap, elevation 3,070 feet, on Skyline Drive
- Hawksbill Gap, elevation 3,360 feet
- Pine Hill Gap east southeast of Hot Mountain
- Turkeypen Gap south of Breedlove Knob
- Laurel Gap east northeast of Bootens Gap
- Bootens Gap between Powell Mountain and Jones Mountain
- Swift Run Gap on U.S. Route 33
- Smith Roach Gap northeast of Roundtop on Skyline Drive
- Powell Gap on Skyline Drive north of Flattop Mountain
- Simmons Gap between Weaver Mountain and Flattop Mountain near Simmons Gap, Virginia, Greene County
- Browns Gap
- Black Rock Gap
- Jarmans Gap near Waynesboro
- Rockfish Gap (also known as Afton Gap) on Interstate 64
- Reeds Gap on VA 664 (Reeds Gap Road)
- Tye River Gap on Virginia State Route 56
- Indian/White's Gap on U.S. Route 60
- Petites Gap (Elevation 2,369 Feet)[1]
- James River Gorge
- Bearwallow Gap on Blue Ridge Parkway
- Black Horse Gap on Blue Ridge Parkway
- Buford's Gap on U.S. Route 460
- Adney Gap on U.S. Route 221
- Volunteer Gap at Fancy Gap, Virginia elevation 2,672 feet on Blue Ridge Parkway Mile Post 193
- Pipers Gap on Virginia State Route 97
- Mikes Gap south of Gleaves Road near Ewing Mountain
- Dry Run Gap on Grayson Turnpike or U.S. Route 21 in Virginia
- Blue Spring Gap near Comers Rock Road
- Flat Ridge Gap south of Blue Spring Gap
- Dickey Gap at intersection of Mt. Rogers Scenic Byway Virginia State Route 16 and Comers Creek Road
- Massie Gap near Mount Rogers
- Rhododendron Gap near Mount Rogers
- Deep Gap west of Mount Rogers
- Bear Tree Gap on J.E.B Stuart Highway aka U.S. Route 58
- McQueen Gap south of Chestnut Mountain on Virginia-Tennessee border
- Hopewell Gap on Hopewell Road
- Thoroughfare Gap (Bull Run Mountain) on I-66
- Edinburg Gap, Edinburg Gap Road
- Taskers Gap, between Mertins Rock and Bowman Mountain
- Mooreland Gap, VA Route 730, Shenandoah County
- New Market Gap, elevation 1800 feet, on U.S. Route 211
- Roaring Run Gap, south of Short Horse Mountain
- Fridley Gap, north of Fourth Mountain
- Little Gap, north of Hartman Knob
- Runkles Gap, north of Hartman Knob
- Harshberger Gap, near Massanutten Peak
- Turkeysag Gap
- Stony Point Pass
References
[edit]- ^ "Topographic Map of Petites Gap Area". TopoZone.
