New Market Gap

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Coordinates: 38°38′34″N 78°36′44″W / 38.6428967°N 78.6122367°W / 38.6428967; -78.6122367
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New Market Gap
View of New Market Gap from the Blue Ridge
Elevation1,808 ft (551 m)[1]
Traversed by U.S. Route 211
LocationPage County / Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States
RangeMassanutten Mountain
Ridge and Valley Appalachians
Coordinates38°38′34″N 78°36′44″W / 38.6428967°N 78.6122367°W / 38.6428967; -78.6122367[1]
New Market Gap is located in Virginia
New Market Gap
Location of New Market Gap in Virginia

New Market Gap is a wind gap in the Massanutten Mountain in Virginia. The 1,804 feet (550 m) gap is located approximately in the middle of the range, dividing it into north and south sections.

U.S. Route 211 runs through the gap, connecting New Market in the Shenandoah Valley with Luray in the Page Valley. The Massanutten Visitor Center of the George Washington National Forest is off Rt. 211 in the gap.

References

  1. ^ a b "New Market Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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