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Willis Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 304 m (997 ft)
Prominence 170 m (560 ft)
Geography
Location Buckingham 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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