Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-02-09
THEY REACH ALMOST
UP T0 THE HEAVENS

/ SOME HITHERTO FACTS ABOUT VIR-
4 GINA TAINs-FANTAsTIC
NAMES FOR EARTREN SKY
sCRAPERS
In the 159-page pamphlet entitled
"A Gazetteer of Virginia." and writ
ten by Henry Gannett. who is Connect.
ed with the Department of the Inte-
Flor, United States Geological Sur
vey, the lover of the Old Dominion
may find thousand things of interest
t. him, and perusal OF The publica
tiOn in question will sstouish all with
the vast amount of information gar
nered seemingly frem all corners of the
Commonwealth by the author.
The work, as its name implies, per
tans principally to the towns, cities,
counties, mountains, rivers aud
streams of the State, and contains
p lssibly as many as6, 600 geographical
names of interest 10 Virginiaus Each
OF the 100 counties comes in for moi
vldual and detailed mention, while the
same may be said of the cities whose
population III every case Is given.
MOUNT ROGERS HIGHEST.
The sentimental reader. however.
Will perhaps derive the most pleasure
from studying the nomenclature of the
Old Dominion mountains and noting
the tremendous heights attained by
some of these natural ''skyscrapers.
The author says in his preface: THE
highest point in the State is Mount
Rogers. on the Blue Ridge, near the
southern boundary
Unfortunately, however, be does
not specify tho height of Mount
! Rogers, and wheu one turns to the text
one only finds In connection with
Rogers" only these elusive words:
Mountain between Grayson and Smyth
counties. ="
Mr.. GanDett, although he leaves the
curiosity of his readers unsatisfied on
a point which has caused uch discus. |
sion, does. however, furnish vast |
deal OF Information about tie height ;
OF Virginia mountains.
And when one remembers that the
Rigl, near Lucerne, Swi zerland, which
is so often visited by tourists, is but
6,905 feet high, it would seem that
Vlrg1nians also have pretty good
chance to find short cut to Heaven.
as the summit of one mountain in this
State is represented to be 4 724 feet
above the sea level.
SOME OTHER SKYSCRAPEks.
Here are some Of the figures Mr..
GanDett gives in connection with the
Old Dominion hills:
Whitetop, post village in Grayson
county; altitude $500 feet.
Hutchinson Rock, summit Of Clinch ,
Mountain; altitude 4,724 feet This :
range extends from Granger, Tenn, +.
te Tazewell county, Va.
Beartown, mountain in Russell coun- ,
tY; elevation 4 71O feet.
White Rocks, summit on the south 6
western edge of Mill Mountains; alti-
tude 54S feet.
81 Elliott Knob, summit OF Mort b.
in Augusta county; eleya-
ton 4 437 feet. {
Buck, mountains in Grayson coun !
ty; elevation 468O feet. i
Morris Kuob, summit in Tazewell a
coonty; elevation $40 feet. s
Red Rock, summit in Washington i
county; elevation 4 456 feet. I
White Rocks, summit on southwest
ern edge of Mill Mountains; altitude {
4 ,54S feet. G
Butt, mountains in GILES county; /
elevation $500 to 4195 feet. G
Clinch, mountain range extending t
from Granger county, Tenn, to Taze. j
well county, Va; maximum height,
4 .274 feet. Il
Conner Rock, summit of Iron Noun ,
aims; elevation 4 lib feet.
Fiat Top. summit In the Peaks of
Otter Mountains. in the northern part
OF Bedford, 4 600 feet.
Great North, mountain on west side
of Shenandoah Valley elevation 1000
to 900 feet.
High Knob, summit in Wise coun
t,; height 4. 1873 feet.
Jack, mountains in Highland county,
extending into Pendleton county, W.
Va elevation 2. 500 to ZOO feet.
Mount Pleasant. summit in Amherst
county, 4.09S
Point Lookout. mountains in Gray
son county; elevation 5000 to 4.623
feet.
Priest, summit in n Nelson county;
elevation 1850 feet.
Rocky Mountain. summit in Rock.
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