Appalachian Xeric Pine Outcrop Woodland – CEGL004821
Sandstone clifftop with scrub pitch pine (Pinus rigida) / heath woodland. At Birch Knob, Dickenson County, elev. 3149 ft., the highest point on Pine Mountain, which forms the border between Virginia and Kentucky. Clinch Ranger District, George Washington & Jefferson National Forests. © DCR-DNH, Gary P. Fleming