Shenandoah Valley
Region of Virginia and West Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Shenandoah Valley (/ˌʃɛnənˈdoʊə/) is a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians (excluding Massanutten Mountain), to the north by the Potomac River and to the south by the James River. The cultural region covers a larger area that includes all of the valley plus the Virginia highlands to the west, and the Roanoke Valley to the south. It is physiographically located within the Ridge and Valley province and is a portion of the Great Appalachian Valley.
| Shenandoah Valley | |
|---|---|
 A view across the Shenandoah Valley and Shenandoah River | |
  Shenandoah Valley Virginia, Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, December 2010 | |
| Floor elevation | 500–1,500 feet (150–460 m) |
| Long-axis direction | Northeast to southwest |
| Geography | |
| Population centers | Winchester Harrisonburg Staunton Lexington Martinsburg, West Virginia |
| Borders on | Blue Ridge Mountains (east) Ridge and Valley Appalachians (west) Potomac River (north) James River (south) |
| Traversed by |       I-64 / I-81 / US 11 / US 33 / US 50 / US 250 |
