My farm is at the base of Bull Mountain, which is right at 3600 ft. I'm down here probably around 2000 ft. Tried climbing that mountain back in the 70's with a couple of buddies. Up and down ridges, having to pull ourselves up by grabbing trees & bushes, got dog tired, topped another ridge, and the peak looked just as far away as it was when we started...
I've read there are natural staurolite crystals (Fairystones) on top there. I'm about 5 or 6 miles from Fairystone State Park, and the stones can be found there too. Here's just a random link about them:
Fairy stone Staurolite crosses Virginia
I've only gone looking for them once, found some crystals, but they weren't exactly crosses. Legend here was that when Christ died, the angels cried, and their tears formed the crosses.
Keep the faith!
