Zion Crossroads • Fluvanna County (Virginia) Highpoint

Date Climbed
August 1, 2006

Elevation
550 feet

Distance
0.2 mile

Time
20 minutes

Gain
5 feet

Conditions
Humid and very hot

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Why Fluvanna County is
called Fluvanna

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Our day started in Williamsburg, where we bagged the York County highpoint, and then, the Louisa County highpoint. This put us within a couple miles of the two Fluvanna County highpoint areas.

From the Louisa County apex, we drove west along US-250 about four miles to the community of Zion Crossroads, which is where US-250 and US-15 intersect. Two areas of 550 feet sit nearby the junction. Although at first glance this seems to be a rural area, it's going through some obvious growth. Interstate-64 runs very nearby and a hotel was going up right at the offramp from I-64. The roads at the 'crossroads' are major thoroughfares. We parked on southbound US-15 across from one of the two areas. These highpoints did not appeal to Beth so she stayed behind. I crossed US-15 to a small business parking lot, just north of an old rustic bungalow. There was a rise of maybe 5 feet; I walked into the parking lot and called it good, then returned to the car.

The other area is a tiny region on westbound US-250, just south of the road and about 300 feet west of the junction. We parked in a mini-mart lot, and I got a coke and bag of chips for the journey. I just walked up the road, found the area overgrown in weeds and crud, and walked about 15 feet into it. That was that; we were on our way. Total time here, about 20 minutes. The weather was nasty and being out for even a short amount of time was very uncomfortable.

(c) 2006 Scott Surgent. For entertainment purposes only. This report is not meant to replace maps, compass, gps and other common sense hiking/navigation items. Neither I nor the webhost can be held responsible for unfortunate situations that may arise based on these trip reports. Conditions (physical and legal) change over time! Some of these hikes are major mountaineering or backpacking endeavors that require skill, proper gear, proper fitness and general experience.