Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia – Virginia)

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Coordinates: 38°28′47″N 79°41′37″W / 38.47972°N 79.69361°W / 38.47972; -79.69361
Allegheny Mountain
Alleghany Mountain (in Virginia)
Mountain
Country United States
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 / 38.47972; -79.69361
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 / 38.26556; -79.79611
Nearest city Monterey, Virginia
Location of Allegheny Mountain in West 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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey (1994). Hightown, Virginia-West Virginia quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic). 
  2. ^ "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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