The mountain that moved: geologic wonders of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
General Interest Publication
By: Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Forest Service
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Abstract
Prehistoric, giant landslides in Montgomery and Craig Counties, Va., in the Blacksburg/Wythe Ranger Districts of the Jefferson National Forest, are the largest known landslides in eastern North America and are among the largest in the world. One of the landslides is more than 3 miles long! The ancient, giant landslides extend for more than 20 miles along the eastern slope of Sinking Creek Mountain. Enormous slabs of rock ranging from about 0.2 to more than 1.5 square miles in size broke loose and slid downslope under the influence of gravity. The movement of some slides may have been slow, but the movement of others was probably sudden and catastrophic.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Unnumbered Series |
| Title | The mountain that moved: geologic wonders of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests |
| Series title | General Interest Publication |
| Subseries | Geologic wonders of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, No. 2 |
| DOI | 10.3133/7000028 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center |
| Description | Pamphlet: 4 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Craig County, Montgomery County |
| Other Geospatial | Blacksburg/Wythe Ranger Districts of the Jefferson National Forest |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |