Near Bedford in Bedford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Sharp Top Mountain
Elevation 3875
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 21, 2025
1. Sharp Top Mountain Marker
Erected by U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.
Location. 37° 26.01′ N, 79° 36.309′ W. Marker is near Bedford, Virginia, in Bedford County. It can be reached from Peaks Road (State Highway 43), on the right when traveling east. Located on Sharp Top Mountain along the hiking trail to the summit. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bedford VA 24523, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Aircraft 129828 (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Sharp Top Mountain (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Big Spring (approx. Ύ mile away); Polly Woods' Ordinary (approx. 0.8 miles away); Peaks of Otter (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Community at "the Mons" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Abbott Lake (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Hotel Mons (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.
More about this marker. The summit may be reached by a 1.5 mile trail or by way from a shuttle bus from the Sharp Top store and visitor center. The road to the top is only for the shuttle and not open to other vehicles.
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 21, 2025
2. Sharp Top Mountain Marker
The marker sits next to a set of stairs up the rocky summit of Flat Top.
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 21, 2025
3. Sharp Top Mountain
Seen from the Blue Ridge Parkway, one can make out the rocky summit and structure at the peak.
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 21, 2025
4. View from the Top
Spectacular views reward those who hike (or bus) to the top of Sharp Top.
Photographed by Craig Swain, June 21, 2025
5. Weather at Work
An interpretive sign near the peak reads: "Residual boulders have here been formed by decomposition and the loosening of the diorite rock masses. Weathering, most active along cracks, slowly forms the boulder-like blocks."
Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2025, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 4, 2025, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
