Mason's Hill
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Mason’s Hill is a geographic eminence located in Fairfax County, Virginia. Its summit rises to 397 feet (121 m) above sea level.[1]
Mason’s Hill is located at 38°50′12″N 77°10′12″W / 38.836585°N 77.169890°W. The hill is named after Virginia's prominent Mason family, particularly grandson of George Mason and owner of the house on the hill Murray Mason, a former US Navy captain who took a commission in the Confederate Navy, as well as his older brother James Murray Mason, a former US Senator from Virginia who later became the Confederate envoy to Great Britain.[2]
The hill is also near Munson’s Hill, 2 miles (3.2 km) to its northeast. It is located in Annandale, Virginia, along Columbia Pike and just to the north of Little River Turnpike.
