View Black Rock Hill View Black Rock Hill - elev. 3195' (Milepost 80.0)

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	View Black Rock Hill View Black Rock Hill - elev. 3195' (Milepost 80.0)

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Overlook Description

A black rock similar to granite, known as diorite, forms much of the Blue Ridge between the James River and the Peaks of Otter. From here, you may see a swamp-like area, known as the "Mash."

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Excerpt adaptations from Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Volume 1 (by William G. Lord), Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Volume 2 (by William G. Lord), Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway - 3rd Edition (by Victoria Logue, Frank Logue, and Nicole Blouin). Copyright 1981 by the American Chestnut Foundation. Reprint by permission of Menasha Ridge Press.

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