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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wickedender, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crabtree Falls.
Crabtree Falls
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Tyro
Hamlet
Photo: The Library of Virginia, No restrictions.
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″ northLongitude
-79.06253° or 79° 3′ 45″ westElevation
4,026 feet (1,227 metres)Open location code
8792RW9P+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 356575190OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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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”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Priest and Harmony Church.
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