Buena Vista, VA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1952)
by USGS Historical Topo Maps (public domain) · Virginia, US
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Named places on this map
71 named features inside the Buena Vista, VA — USGS historical 15-minute topo (1952) sheet, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Each one links to every map that shows it.
Peaks and ridges
- Big Piney Mountain
- Big Rocky Row
- Bluff Mountain
- Brady Hill
- Brown Mountain
- Buckhorn Ridge · ridge
- Camping Ridge · ridge
- Cedar Ridge · ridge
- Charlie Taylor Mountain
- Coleman Mountain
- Elephant Mountain
- Entoto Knob
- Garnet Peak
- Goff Mountain
- Gunter Ridge · ridge
- Hamilton Knob
- Hellgate Ridge · ridge
- Highco Mountain
- Highcock Knob
- Little Apple Mountain
- Little Pinnacle · pillar
- Little Rocky Row
- Long Mountain
- Lowry Peak
and 23 more
Lakes, springs and falls
- Big Island Reservoir · reservoir
- Colemans Fall Reservoir · reservoir
- Cushaw Reservoir · reservoir
- Hunting Spring · spring
- Lynchburg Reservoir · reservoir
- Marble Spring · spring
- Otter Lake · reservoir
- Panther Falls · falls
- Pleasantview Hunt Club Pond · reservoir
- Sheppe Pond · lake
- Spring Lake (historical) · reservoir
- Sulphur Spring · spring
Gaps, arches and other landforms
- Big Island · island
- Camping Gap · gap
- Hickory Stand · gap
- Humphreys Gap · gap
- Indian Gap · gap
- Licklog Springs Gap · gap
- Peavine Gap · gap
- Petites Gap · gap
- Robinson Gap · gap
- Saddle Gap · gap
- Saltlog Gap · gap
- Slaty Gap · gap
Elevations are the USGS 3DEP ground elevation at the named point, rounded; a summit's surveyed height can differ a little.
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Version history
Version 1 · Nov 5, 2026 · 10.2 MB