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Virgina Summits Above 4,000 Feet That Do Not Qualify as True Summits Ivan Ash has compiled a list of summits in Virginia that are above 4,000 feet. The USGS in its list of summits of the United States has listed some other summits. However, these do not qualify in the strict sense. Here are his reasons.

Summit	Height	Latitude	Longitude	County	USGS Quad	Comments
Pine Mountain	5,526	363925N	0813117W	Grayson	Whitetop Mountain	Col to Mount Rogers is 5360 to 5400. Col depth: 166 - 126 ft.
Pike Knob	5,187	364247N	0804608W	Carroll	Woodlawn	Map shows 3187 feet, not 5187, 3187 is consistent with nearby elevations.
Buzzard Rock	5,080	363806N	0813700W	Smyth	Whitetop Mountain	Not a summit, but a promontory on the side of Whitetop Mountain. No col whatsoever.
Beech Mountain	4,966	363810N	0813733W	Washington	Konnarock	Col 4800 - 4840. Col depth: 166 - 126 ft.
Balsam Mountain	4,960	363852N	0813446W	Grayson	Whitetop Mountain	Not really a named summit, but a range. 4960** summit is between Mount Rogers and Whitetop Mountain. Col depth 120 - 160 ft with Mt Rogers.
Second Peak	4,857	363956N	0812735W	Grayson	Trout Dale	Col to Third Peak is only 4720-4760. Col depth : 97 - 137 ft.
Buck Mountain	4,670	363949N	0811503W	Grayson	Middle Fox Creek	Summit is High Rock. Buck Mountain is the range. Listed both ways in USGS database.
Grave Mountain	4,640	364134N	0813516W	Smyth	Whitetop Mountain	Actually a range partially coinciding with Iron Mountain. Peak they reference is unnamed. Label is Z0012VA. Coordinates they use are on a 40 - 80 foot promontory, not at summit, though elevation cited is the actual highest contour at the location given in the "qualified" list.
First Peak	4,600	363922N	0812711W	Grayson	Trout Dale	Col to Second Peak is only 4520-4580. Col depth: 40 - 80 ft.
Point Lookout Mountain	4,550	364004N	0811002W	Grayson	Elk Creek	Duplicate of The Pinnacle. This is name of range, not the summit.
Double Top	4,520	364210N	0813413W	Smyth	Whitetop Mountain	Col with Round Top is too shallow.
Snowy Mountain	4,505	383313N	0793202W	Highland	Snowy Mountain	Summit clearly in WV. Not a VA peak. USGS lists it in error.
Bald Knob	4,480	382426N	0794245W	Highland	Hightown	Col with Elleber Knob in WV is too shallow.
Hutchinson Rock	4,480	370608N	0812403W	Tazewell	Hutchinson Rock	Col with Z0029VA is only 4360 - 4400; depth is 80 - 120 feet.
Great North Mountain	4,463	380959N	0791852W	Augusta	Elliott Knob	Range where Elliott Knob is found. Note coordinates are same. Not a summit itself.
Bear Mountain	4,440	382648N	0794127W	Highland	Hightown	Col with Watering Pond Knob in WV is only 4280 - 4320; col is 120 - 160 feet deep.
Hurricane Mountain	4,440	364215N	0813200W	Grayson	Whitetop Mountain	Col with Z0012VA is 4280 - 4320, a depth of only 120 - 160 feet.
Flat Top	4,400	364206N	0813240W	Grayson	Whitetop Mountain	Flat Top is a promontory on a mountain whose summit is much higher. Its col is only about 40 feet deep.
East River Mountain	4,363	370958N	0812501W	Tazewell	Tiptop	The typeface and size used on the USGS topo indicates this is a range, the summit of which is 4363. Z0031VA is the summit.
Slate Springs Mountain	4,360	383035N	0791103W	Rockingham	Brandywine	Mountain of which Flagpole Knob is the highest point. This is a redundant listing.
Bother Knob	4,344	383026N	0791240W	Rockingham	Brandywine	See WV. Col with Flagpole Knob is 4200 - 4240 a depth of 120 - 160 feet. Not deep enough.
Sharp Top	4,320	364208N	0813551W	Smyth	Whitetop Mountain	Not labeled on USGS topo, but coordinates and elev. Match. Col with Round Top is 4200 - 4240. Col depth is 80 - 120 feet. Too shallow.
Chimney Rock	4,280	371014N	0812416W	Tazewell	Tiptop	This is just a rock on the slope of Z0031VA on East River Mountain. It is NOT a summit.
Little Mountain	4,260	365250N	0823759W	Wise	Norton	Mountain range, not a summit. The summit whose location is cited is 4060, not 4260 and has a col depth of no more than 160 feet with High Knob (4223).
Knob Mountain	4,230	370413N	0813516W	Tazewell	Tazewell South	This is a range, not a summit. Summit is Z0050VA.
Tearjacket Knob	4,229	382233N	0791858W	Augusta	Palo Alto	Col with Hardscrabble Knob is 4040 - 4080 making the col 149 - 189 feet.
Brumley Mountain	4,220	365100N	0820230W	Washington	Brumley	This is a range with three qualifying peaks. It is not the summit. Summits are: The Butt, Z0014VA, Z0015VA.
Short Mountain	4,200	370906N	0812547W	Tazewell	Tiptop	Summit is Z0030VA.
Seng Mountain	4,160	364318N	0813127W	Smyth	Whitetop Mountain	Range. Summit is Z0011VA. Coordinates given are way off for summit.
Straight Mountain	4,160	364403N	0812349W	Grayson	Trout Dale	Range. Summit is Z0014VA. Coordinates given are way off for summit.
Brushy Mountain	4,128	383123N	0793030W	Highland	Snowy Mountain	Not a VA summit. Summit clearly is in WV. Summit is Z0111WV.
Dyers Knob	4,120	382717N	0791521W	Augusta	Palo Alto	Col with Reddish Knob is 3960 - 4000. Depth is 120 - 160 feet.
Lookoff Rock	4,120	372158N	0803710W	Giles	Eggleston	This is not even a promontory, let alone a summit. Summit is Z0051 of Butt Mountain.
Dundore Mountain	4,101	383147N	0790808W	Rockingham	Brandywine	Mountain, not a summit. Summit is Z0049VA.
Glade Mountain	4,093	365028N	0812136W	Smyth	Cedar Springs	Mountain, not a summit. Coordinates given are way off for summit. Summit is Z0016VA.
Sugar Run Mountain	4,087	371451N	0805115W	Giles	White Gate	Mountain, not a summit. Coordinates given are way off for summit. Summit is Z0032VA.
Chimney Rock	4,080	370403N	0813531W	Tazewell	Tazewell South	Not the summit, but a rock at a lower elevation. Elevation Of summit is 4230**. See summit Z0050VA.
Short Mountain	4,080	365522N	0814900W	Smyth	Saltville	Summit is Z0020VA. This is a mountain range. Typeface is not for summit.
Monterey Mountain	4,062	382515N	0793623W	Highland	Monterey	This is the the range. Peak is Z0041VA..
Lone Pine Peak	4,054	372429N	0802941W	Giles	Waiteville	Col with Wind Rock is 74 - 114 feet (3940 - 3980). Not deep enough.
Salt Pond Mountain	4,054	372430N	0802941W	Giles	Waiteville	Same as Lone Pine Peak (same summit). Salt Pond Mtn is the range, not the summit. Lone Pine Peak does not qualify - see above.
Chestnut Mountain	4,040	363734N	0814106W	Washington	Konnarock	Mountain. Summit is Z0053VA. Note: col is in VA, but next mtn is on TN/NC line to the south.
Fries Knob	4,040	364008N	0811615W	Grayson	Middle Fox Creek	Col with High Rock is 3920 - 3960. Depth is 80 - 120 feet. Not deep enough.
Rich Mountain	4,040	370630N	0812723W	Tazewell	Hutchinson Rock	There is no summit anywhere near this set of coordinates. The nearest summit is Wynne Peak (No. 35 in the "qualified" list). It has considerably different coordinates. Also, Rich Mountain is a range, not a summit. Wynne Peake is the only qualifying 4,000 foot summit on Rich Mountain.
Elk Pond Mountain	4,034	374844N	0790954W	Nelson	Montebello	Mountain range, not summit. Summit is Z0001VA.
Rock House Mountain	4,000	365440N	0814904W	Washington	Saltville	Not a summit. This location (coordinates) and the elevation are on the side of the mountain. Summit is Redrock Mountain at 4400**
Whiterock Mountain	4,000	365604N	0814642W	Smyth	Saltville	Z0021VA. Whiterock Mtn is the range, not the summit.
Thunder Hill	4,000	373145N	0793015W	Botetourt	Arnold Valley	Col with Apple Orchard Mountain not deep enough.

Virginia - Notes for Nonqualifier List 1. There seem to be five major reasons why a named peak as derived from the USGS database does not qualify:

a) Actual summit elevation is not 4,000 feet or higher; i.e., there is an error in the USGS data base; e.g., Pike Knob, which is only 3187 feet, not 5137 as listed in the USGS data.
b) The col is not sufficiently deep to satisfy the 200 foot col depth rule; e.g., Pine Mountain.
c) The listed entry is really the mountain range and not a specifically named summit. In some cases, a specifically named summit is also listed, making the “mountain” listing redundant. An examples is Buck Mountain which is also listed as High Rock. The latter is in the “qualified” list. In cases where the summit is not specifically named there is an argument for using the name of the mountain range, but I have chosen not to do so. An exampe is Z0027VA which is on Garden Mountain. There are eight 4,000 foot qualifying summits on Garden Mountain, yet it is listed at 3200 feet. By my reasoning, it should not be listed as a summit named “Garden Mountain”. Also, the typeface and type size used are not consistent with that used for summit names.
d) The listed entry is only a lower elevation spur or, in some cases, just a location on the slope of a real peak; e.g., Buzzard Rock.
e) The summit is actually in West Virginia, clearly not in Virginia; e.g. Snowy Mountain.

2. The links to these features are as taken from the list generated from USGS data. Be aware that they are likely to off by a considerable amount and, to see them with a 25,000 scale, you may have to use a medium or large map for both the feature and the map center to be seen in one view.In some cases the inaccuracy of the coordinates link is noted in comments, but many where there is no mention of this also have inaccurate coordinates.