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Title Sharp Top
Date 1952
Description Image shows the area near the summit of Sharp Top Mountain, one of the Peaks of Otter. There is a staircase made of stone that leads to the peak of the mountain, and two people standing on the staircase looking out at the view. There are a few more people in a viewing area near the summit. The image was taken on Sharp Top Mountain, one of the Peaks of Otter, near milepost 85.9 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Abbie Rowe in 1952.
Location Location Name: Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 85.9
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual Abbie Rowe
Tags Bedford County (Va.)
Boulders
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
People
Photographs
Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Staircases
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway