| Loudoun Heights | |
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 Loudoun Heights from US-340 in West Virginia |
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| Elevation | 1180 feet (360 meters) |
| Location | Virginia, USA |
| Range | Blue Ridge Mountains |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Loudoun Heights is the first peak of the Blue Ridge Mountain south of the Potomac River in Loudoun County, Virginia and Jefferson County, West Virginia. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Blue Ridge, or Blue Ridge Mountains, is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a Mountain, rock or ice wall Blue Ridge Mountain, also known as Blue Mountain, is a mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia and West Virginia. The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid- Atlantic coast of the United States. Loudoun County (ˈlaʊdən "LOUD-un" is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Jefferson County is a County located in the US state of West Virginia.
The peak overlooks Harpers Ferry and was used by Stonewall Jackson to bombard the town during the Battle of Harpers Ferry. Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21 1824 &ndash May 10 1863 was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and probably the The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought from September 12 to September 15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil It was also the scene of the first and perhaps worst defeat for Confederate Partisan John Mosby at the hands of the Cole's Maryland Cavalry during the Battle of Loudoun Heights. The War Department was established by the Confederate Congress in an act on February 21, 1861. John Mosby can refer to John S Mosby, a Confederate partisan ranger in the American Civil War John Mosby (editor, editor of ''Impact'' The Battle of Loudoun Heights was a relatively small American Civil War Cavalry battle between John Mosby's Rangers and Henry A
The Appalachian Trail traverses the peak before descending its northwestern slope to the Shenandoah River and Harpers Ferry. The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A This article is about the river in Virginia in the United States A spur trail called the Loudoun Heights Trail (actually the original route of the AT) leads off the AT down the northern slope, passing by Civil War earthworks, before crossing the Potomac on the U.S. Route 340 bridge and rejoining the AT at Sandy Hook, Maryland. US Route 340 is a spur of US Route 40. It currently runs for 156 miles (251 km from Frederick Maryland at U
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- Topographic Map
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