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Title Sharp Top Mtn.
Title Note View from mountain towards Hotel Mons Property
Date October 24, 1936
Description Image shows a view of the land beyond Sharp Top Mountain, one of the Peaks of Otter. The image looks from Sharp Top Mountain toward the Hotel Mons property. In the foreground of the image, large boulders are visible, and in the background there is a tree covered peak, a roadway, and a group of buildings that may be the buildings at the Hotel Mons. The image was taken from Sharp Top Mountain, near milepost 85.9 and Section 1K of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image was taken by Albert S. Burns on October 24, 1936.
Location Location Name: Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Parkway Milepost: 85.9
Latitude: 37.433333
Longitude: -79.604722
Creator Individual Albert S. Burns
Tags Aerial views
Bedford County (Va.)
Boulders
Hotels
Peaks of Otter (Va.)
Photographs
Sharp Top Mountain (Va.)
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway