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Title Flattop [Flat Top] and Lodge
Date May 12, 1965
Description Image shows a stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and a wooden fence that runs alongside it. In the background Abbott Lake, the Peaks of Otter Lodge, and Flat Top Mountain are all visible. The image was taken in the Peaks of Otter area, near milepost 86 in Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken by W. E. Dutton on May 12, 1965.
Location Location Name: Peaks of Otter
Parkway Milepost: 86.0
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual W.E. Dutton
Creator Organization United States Department of the Interior
Tags Abbott Lake (Va.)
Bedford County (Va.)
Bodies of water
Fences
Flat Top Mountain (Va.)
National park concessions
Park lodging facilities
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
Photographs
View of road
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway