Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia – Virginia)
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| Allegheny Mountain | |
| Alleghany Mountain (in Virginia) | |
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Camp Allegheny battlefield at Top of Allegheny.
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| Country | United States |
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| States | Virginia, West Virginia |
| Counties | Greenbrier WV, Alleghany VA, Pocahontas WV, Bath VA, Highland VA |
| Range | Allegheny Mountains |
| Summit | Tamarack Ridge in Highland County, VA |
| - elevation | 4,356 ft (1,327.7 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | 38°28′47″N 79°41′37″W / 38.47972°N 79.69361°W |
| Highest point | Paddy Knob |
| - location | Pocahontas County, WV and Highland County, VA |
| - elevation | 4,478 ft (1,364.9 m) [2] |
| - coordinates | 38°15′56″N 79°47′46″W / 38.26556°N 79.79611°W |
| Nearest city | Monterey, Virginia |
- For other mountains with a similar name, see Allegheny Mountain (disambiguation).
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.
Elevations of 4,000 feet (1,200 m) are exceeded along much of Allegheny Mountain.
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[edit] Major peaks
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
[edit] Principal gaps
- Rucker Gap
- Ryder Gap
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey (1994). Hightown, Virginia-West Virginia quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic).
- ^ "Paddy Knob". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 1979-09-28. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1486028. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
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Categories:
- Allegheny Mountains
- Mountains of West Virginia
- Mountains of Virginia
- Geography of Pocahontas County, West Virginia
- Geography of Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- Geography of Alleghany County, Virginia
- Geography of Bath County, Virginia
- Geography of Highland County, Virginia
- Monongahela National Forest
- Borders of Virginia
- Borders of West Virginia