Short Hill Mountain

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Short Hill Mountain
The Short Hill (forground) as seen from Harpers Ferry
Elevation	1142 feet (348 metres)
Location	Virginia, USA
Range	Blue Ridge Mountains
Coordinates	39°14′54″N, 77°42′29″W
Topo map	USGS Purcellville
Easiest route	drive

Short Hill Mountain is a mountain ridge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Loudoun County, Virginia.

[edit] Geography

The Short Hill rises sharply from the piedmont countryside of the Loudoun Valley northwest of Purcellville. The mountain ridge runs for approximately three miles before falling to a gap, through which the North Fork of the Catoctin Creek flows, at Hillsboro. The ridge then rises once again and continues 12 miles before dropping precipitously to the Potomac River. North of the Potomac, Short Hill Mountain continues as South Mountain in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The Short Hill is about 4 miles east of the main ridge of the Blue Ridge which forms the border of Loudoun County and the valley in between the mountains is known as Between the Hills, which includes the villages of Loudoun Heights and Neersville. A small portion of the Short Hill on its western slope along the Potomac is owned by the National Park Service to preserve the view down the Potomac from Harpers Ferry. The rest of the mountain is in private hands and is by and large undeveloped. The only road crossing of the mountain is Va Rt 9 at Hillsboro.