Waits Mountain

Waits Mountain is a peak in Alleghany, Virginia and has an elevation of 3,205 feet. Waits Mountain is situated nearby to the village Selma, as well as near Low Moor.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Callie Furnace and Oakland Church.

Callie Furnace

Ruins

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Callie Furnace is a historic iron furnace located near Glen Wilton, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built as a hot-blast charcoal furnace around 1873–1874, and subsequently enlarged and converted into a coke furnace.

Oakland Church

Church

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Selma, Alleghany County, Virginia. It was built about 1847, and is a one-story, brick structure measuring 30 feet by 40 feet.

Clifton Forge station

Railway station

Photo: Mike James, CC BY 2.0.

Clifton Forge station is a train station in Clifton Forge, Virginia, serving Amtrak's Cardinal line. It is located at 307 East Ridgeway Street.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selma and Low Moor.

Selma

Village

Selma is a census-designated place in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Selma had a population of 357.

Low Moor

Village

Low Moor is a census-designated place in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Low Moor had a population of 402.

Glen Wilton

Hamlet

Glen Wilton is a census-designated place in northern Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The population was 129 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located along the James River, between Eagle Rock and Iron Gate. It is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area.

Waits Mountain

Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,205 feet
Description: mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Alleghany, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.78263° or 37° 46′ 58″ north

Longitude

-79.84477° or 79° 50′ 41″ west

Elevation

3,205 feet (977 metres)

Open location code

8792Q5M4+33

OpenStreetMap ID

node 356575445

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4791849

Wikidata ID

Q49087311

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Satellite Map

Discover Waits Mountain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Waits Mountain” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Waits Mountain”
Dutch: “Waits Mountain”

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Highlights include Oakland Cemetery and Church of the Brethren.

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