Mount Rogers is the highest natural point in Virginia, United States, with a summit elevation of 5,729 feet (1,746 m) above mean sea level. The summit straddles the border of Grayson and Smyth Counties, Virginia, about 6.45 miles (10.38 km) WSW of Troutdale, Virginia. Most of the mountain is contained within the Lewis Fork Wilderness, while the entire area is part of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, which itself is a part of the Jefferson National Forest.
View of Mount Rogers from Pine Mountain
Forest of red spruce and Fraser fir on the slopes of Mount Rogers
360-degree panorama from the summit of Mount Rogers
Wild ponies near Mount Rogers
Grayson County is a county located in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,333. Its county seat is Independence. Mount Rogers, the state's highest peak at 5,729 feet (1,746 m), is in Grayson County.
Present-day Grayson County Courthouse
Seal
The Old Grayson County Courthouse, now used as a museum and site for public events.