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Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia – Virginia)

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Elevation
  
4,478 ft (1,365 m)

Range
  
Allegheny Mountains

Country
  
United States

Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia – Virginia) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Peak
  
Paddy Knob (Pocahontas County, WV and Highland County, VA)

Location
  
Tamarack Ridge in Highland County, VA

States
  
Virginia and West Virginia

Counties
  
List Greenbrier WV Alleghany VA Pocahontas WV Bath VA Highland VA

Allegheny Mountain (spelling as Alleghany Mountain in Virginia) is a major mountain ridge in the southern range of the Allegheny Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains. It forms the Eastern Continental Divide along part of its course and also serves as part of the Virginia-West Virginia state line.

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Elevations of 4,000 feet (1,200 m) are exceeded along much of Allegheny Mountain.

Major peaksEdit

Listed from southwest to northeast:

  • Hickory Knob - 3,309 feet (1,009 m)
  • Smith Knob
  • Chestnut Knob
  • High Top (Lookout Tower)
  • Chestnut Levels
  • Mad Tom
  • Mad Sheep - 4,225 feet (1,288 m)
  • Paddy Knob - 4,477 feet (1,365 m)
  • Bald Knob
  • Watering Pond Knob
  • Bear Mountain
  • Top of Allegheny (site of Camp Allegheny battlefield)
  • Tamarack Ridge
  • Grassy Knob

    • Principal gapsEdit

  • Rucker Gap
  • Ryder Gap

    • References

    Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia – Virginia) Wikipedia
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