Hawksbill Summit Shenandoah

Trail description

A 1.6 km climb from the Upper Hawksbill parking area off Skyline Drive on the Upper Hawksbill Trail to the stone observation platform on the summit of Hawksbill Mountain (4,050 ft / 1,234 m), the highest point in Shenandoah National Park. Byrd's Nest No. 2, one of the shelters Senator Harry Byrd built in the park, stands nearby, and the Rose River rises on the mountain's south face.

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