Ragged Mountains
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The Ragged Mountains are a small chain of rugged hills—an offshoot of the Blue Ridge Mountains—southwest of Charlottesville, Virginia. 980 acres (4.0 km2) have been preserved as the Ragged Mountain Natural Area.[1]
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The region provided the atmospheric setting for Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "A Tale of the Ragged Mountains", which described it as a "chain of wild and dreary hills." Poe was familiar with the area from his days as a student at the University of Virginia.
The Ragged Mountain Natural Area was established in 1997 and opened to the public in 1999. It encompasses a reservoir for the city of Charlottesville and the surrounding watershed, forested primarily with oak and yellow poplar.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Ragged Mountain Natural Area". charlottesville.gov. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
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[edit ]38°02′N 78°34′W / 38.03°N 78.56°W / 38.03; -78.56
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