UVA - Mountain or Valley?

[Anonymous]

We were just discussing this, would you say UVA/Charlottesville is in the mountains or valley(Shenandoah) when describing its location to others?

Do you say I went to school in the mountains of Virginia? Or in the Shenandoah valley?

I grew up going to Charlottesville and never truly described it as either.

Which is correct?

[Anonymous]

It’s not in the Shenandoah Valley—that valley is on the other side of the Blue Ridge Mountains from Charlottesville (think Harrisonburg, Staunton, Lexington, etc.). UVA/Charlottesville is in the Piedmont, at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were just discussing this, would you say UVA/Charlottesville is in the mountains or valley(Shenandoah) when describing its location to others?

Do you say I went to school in the mountains of Virginia? Or in the Shenandoah valley?

I grew up going to Charlottesville and never truly described it as either.

Which is correct?

Neither. It is the Piedmont. Foot of the mountains. Hilly. Not mountainous.

[Anonymous]

Interestingly and officially Charlottesville is not listed under the Piedmont region: https://www.thevirginiapiedmont.org/towns-of-the-region

[Anonymous]

It’s not in the valley or in the mountains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly and officially Charlottesville is not listed under the Piedmont region: https://www.thevirginiapiedmont.org/towns-of-the-region

That website is not based on the official regional map of the state. It seems to be a joint tourism effort by several counties, that doesn’t include Albemarle/ Charlottesville.

Albemarle is officially part of the Piedmont region.

[Anonymous]

Neither . I say I went to school in Charlottesville.

[Anonymous]

It’s so cute what people around here think is a “mountain.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s so cute what people around here think is a “mountain.”

Dumbest response yet.

[Anonymous]

It’s amid a mountain of egos.

[Anonymous]

doesn't matter.
middle of nowhere countryside anyways

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s so cute what people around here think is a “mountain.”

Dumbest response yet.

Mmm, it’s not wrong…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:doesn't matter.
middle of nowhere countryside anyways

dumbest yet response.

I live there. It's gorgeous Some hills, mostly flat. You have to go to wintergreen for mountains.

[Anonymous]

Charlottesville is in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains. https://med.virginia.edu/radiology/about-us/work-with-us/charlottesville/#:~:text=Located%20in%20the%20foothills%20of,work%20and%20raise%20a%20family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Charlottesville is in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains. https://med.virginia.edu/radiology/about-us/work-with-us/charlottesville/#:~:text=Located%20in%20the%20foothills%20of,work%20and%20raise%20a%20family.

This. Not mountains, not valley, what you get in between those two is foothills!