Shawnee Land, Virginia
# Shawnee Land, Virginia

Shawnee Land is a residential community in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Shawnee Land is located on the eastern slopes of Great North Mountain. The U.S. Census Bureau defines it as a census-designated place (listed as Shawneeland), with a population of 1,873 as of 2010. In its past, Shawnee Land was a ski resort, with a number of slopes located on the eastern side of Great North Mountain. Shawnee Land thrived for a few years, but eventually the investors abandoned the project and the ski slopes were closed.

## Geography

The community is in western Frederick County, 10 miles (16 km) west of Winchester and 3 miles (5 km) east of the West Virginia border. The mountainside community rises from a base elevation of 850 feet (260 m) above sea level in the southeast, along Back Mountain Road, to the 2,300-foot (700 m) summit ridge of Great North Mountain in the northwest. The community drains east to the valley of Hogue Creek, which flows northeast to join Back Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Shawneeland CDP has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19.1 $km^2),$ of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 $km^2),$ or 0.48%, are water.

