🌲 Shenandoah National Park

United States · Americas · National Park · 38.53°N, 78.35°W

Shenandoah National Park is a national park of the United States that encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. The park is long and narrow, with the Shenandoah River and its broad valley to the west, and the rolling hills of the Virginia Piedmont to the east. Skyline Drive is the main park road, generally traversing along the ridgeline of the mountains. Almost 40% of the park's land—79,579 acres —has been designated as wilderness areas and is protected as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The highest peak is Hawksbill Mountain at 4,051 feet (1,235 m).

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	38.53°N, 78.35°W · view on map

Shenandoah National Park is a national park in United States, in Americas. The details of why Shenandoah National Park is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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