Chester Gap
{{Short description|Wind gap in Virginia, United States}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Chester Gap
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| elevation_ft = 1339
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| traversed = 20px U.S. Route 522
| location = Virginia, United States
| range = Blue Ridge Mountains
| coordinates = 38.853, -78.135
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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.{{cite web|last1=Grymes|first1=Charles A.|title=Wind Gaps and Stream Piracy|url=http://www.virginiaplaces.org/watersheds/3wgap.html|website=virginiaplaces.org|accessdate=25 January 2016}} The Appalachian Trail also passes across the gap, with a trailhead at the gap.{{cite book|last1=Burnham|first1=Bill|last2=Burnham|first2=Mary|title=Hiking Virginia : a guide to Virginia's greatest hiking adventures|date=2004|publisher=Falcon Press|location=Helena, Mont.|isbn=0762727470|pages=318–319|edition=2nd|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VkKEooYDuToC&pg=PA318}}
Geography
At {{convert|1339|ft|m}} the gap is approximately {{convert|1000|ft|m}} below the adjacent ridge line and {{convert|500|ft|m}} above the surrounding countryside. Chester Gap is only {{convert|4|mi|km}} south of the much lower Manassas Gap, the two are separated by the {{convert|2388|ft|m|abbr=on}} High Knob peak. The census-designated place of Chester Gap is located within and immediately south of the gap. Just to the west of the gap is the northern end of Shenandoah National Park. Immediately north of the gap is the town of Front Royal.
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{{Gaps of the Appalachian Mountains}}
Category:Landforms of Fauquier County, Virginia
Category:Landforms of Warren County, Virginia
Category:Landforms of Rappahannock County, Virginia