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Spruce Mountain, located in eastern West Virginia, is the highest ridge of the Allegheny Mountains. The whale-backed ridge extends for only 16 miles (26 km) from northeast to southwest, but several of its peaks exceed 4,500 feet (1,400 m) in elevation. The summit, Spruce Knob (4,863 ft; 1,482 m), [1] is the highest Allegheny Mountain point both ...
3684 / 1123. Flat Top Mountain. 3560 / 1085. Highest elevation achieved at Huff Knob. Castle Mountain (Pendleton) 3410 / 1039. There are two Castle Mountains in West Virginia. Crumpler Mountain (McDowell County, West Virginia) 3377 / 1020.
Though the relief is not high, the plateau region is extremely rugged in most areas. The average elevation of West Virginia is approximately 1,500 feet (460 m) above sea level, which is the highest of any U.S. state east of the Mississippi River.
Allegheny Mountains. Coordinates: 38°41′59″N 79°31′58″W. Allegheny Mountains. View from atop Spruce Mountain in eastern West Virginia, the highest point in the Alleghenies. Highest point. Peak. Spruce Knob of Spruce Mountain, Pendleton County, West Virginia. Elevation.
Backbone Mountain is a ridge of the Allegheny Mountains of the central Appalachian Mountain Range. It is situated in the U.S. states of West Virginia and Maryland and forms a portion of the Eastern Continental Divide. Within the state of Maryland, Backbone Mountain reaches an elevation of 3,360 feet or 1,024 metres, making it Maryland's highest ...
Shenandoah Mountain is a mountain ridge approximately 73 miles (117 km) long [3] in Virginia and West Virginia. The steep, narrow, sandstone-capped ridge extends from northern Bath County, Virginia to southern Hardy County, West Virginia. Along the way, its crest defines the borders between Highland and Augusta counties, Virginia, and between ...
Laurel Mountain, West Virginia. / 39.14222°N 79.83333°W / 39.14222; -79.83333. Laurel Mountain, also called Laurel Hill, is a long ridge in north-central West Virginia, US. Along with Rich Mountain to the south, it is considered to be the westernmost ridge of the Allegheny Mountains and the boundary between the Alleghenies and the ...
The national recreation area protects three prominent West Virginia landmarks: Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia (and the highest of the Allegheny Mountains) with a summit elevation of 4,863 feet (1482 m). Seneca Rocks, a 900-foot (270 m) high quartzite crag popular with rock climbers. Smoke Hole Canyon, a canyon along the South ...