The Priest

The Priest is a mountain in Nelson County, Virginia. The peak of the mountain is the highest point in the county. The mountain is on a spur off the main Blue Ridge Mountains, about 3.5 miles east of Maintop Mountain, located in the Priest Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Crabtree Falls.

Crabtree Falls

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Crabtree Falls is one of the tallest sets of waterfalls in the United States east of the Mississippi River. It is located in the George Washington National Forest in Nelson County, Virginia, off of Virginia State Route 56.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nash and Tyro.

Nash

Hamlet

Nash is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.

Tyro

Hamlet

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Tyro is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. It was among the communities severely affected by flash flooding from Hurricane Camille in 1969.

Montebello

Hamlet

Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Montebello is an unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States. It was among the communities severely affected by flash flooding from Hurricane Camille in 1969.

The Priest

Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,026 feet
Description: mountain in Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Nelson, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.81986° or 37° 49′ 12″ north

Longitude

-79.06253° or 79° 3′ 45″ west

Elevation

4,026 feet (1,227 metres)

Open location code

8792RW9P+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356575190

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4780352

Wikidata ID

Q7758194

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Satellite Map

Discover The Priest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ladin—“The Priest” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “The Priest”
Dutch: “The Priest”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ذا پريست”
Ladin: “The Priest”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Little Priest and Harmony Church.

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