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Title Borate Slurry Drop on Sharp Top Fire
Date December 4, 1959
Description Image shows an aerial view of the land surrounding Sharp Top Mountain. In the foreground of the image, the tops of a few trees are visible. The image was taken from Sharp Top Mountain, one of the Peaks of Otter. Image taken near milepost 89.5 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Earl W. Estes, Jr. on December 4, 1959.
Location Location Name: Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 85.9
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual Earl W. Estes, Jr.
Tags Aerial views
Bedford County (Va.)
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
Photographs
Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway