Willis Mountain

Willis Mountain
Highest point
Elevation304 m (997 ft)
Prominence170 m (560 ft)
Coordinates37°28.3439′N 78°27.4920′W / 37.4723983°N 78.4582000°W / 37.4723983; -78.4582000
Geography
LocationBuckingham County, Virginia

Willis Mountain is a monadnock rising from the rolling Piedmont hills of Buckingham County, Virginia, near the geographic center of the state. It is composed of Kyanite-bearing quartz that weathers more slowly than the surrounding material. The Kyanite Mining Corporation of Dillwyn has mined Willis Mountain long enough to reduce significantly the profile of the mountain.

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