Chester Gap | |
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Elevation | 1,339 ft (408 m) |
Traversed by | U.S. Route 522 |
Location | Virginia, United States |
Range | Blue Ridge Mountains |
Coordinates | 38.853, -78.135 |
Chester Gap, sometimes referred to as Happy Creek Gap for the creek that runs down its western slope, is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border of Rappahannock County, Fauquier County, and Warren County in Virginia. The gap is traversed by U.S. Route 522.[1] The Appalachian Trail also passes across the gap, with a trailhead at the gap.[2]