TV stations, co-locating their broadcast towers near each other on the highest point near their Federal Communications Commission (FCC) city of license. Wind farm bid The mountain is under consideration for the placement of a wind farm. Reportedly, Invenergy Wind LLC dropped the idea of putting wind turbines on Poor Mountain and neighboring Bent Mountain, as a study concluded that the potential energy would overload the existing electricity transmission lines found in the immediate area, however they have not and are still trying to pass the project through state and local government venues. They already have the land leased for up to 54 of the 443-foot tall wind turbines. References Oct 2010 - Invenergy still trying to pass wind farm installation, never actually gave up...! External links Ridges of Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains Landforms of Roanoke County, Virginia Landforms of Montgomery County, Virginia