Beartown Mountain

Beartown Mountain
Map
Highest point
Elevation4,689 ft (1,429 m)[1]
Prominence1,528 ft (466 m)[1]
Coordinates36°56′10″N 81°53′11″W / 36.9362234°N 81.8865114°W / 36.9362234; -81.8865114[2]
Geography
LocationRussell County, Virginia, U.S.
Parent rangeClinch Mountain
Topo mapUSGS Elk Garden

Beartown Mountain is in the Clinch Mountain range, which is in eastern Russell County, Virginia, United States. At 4,689 feet (1,429 m), it is the 7th highest summit in Virginia. It is the 41st highest County High Point of the Eastern United States.[1]

Beartown Mountain is in the 25,477-acre (103.10 km2) Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area.[3] The ridgelines south and northeast of the summit are the approximate boundary for the Wildlife Management Area.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Beartown Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  2. ^ "Beartown Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  3. ^ "Clinch Mountain". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Retrieved 2017-01-02.