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Alpena, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°54′35″N 79°39′04″W / 38.90972°N 79.65111°W / 38.90972; -79.65111
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Alpena
Unincorporated community
Alpena is located in West Virginia
Alpena
Alpena
Location within the state of West Virginia
Alpena is located in the United States
Alpena
Alpena
Alpena (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°54′35″N 79°39′04″W / 38.90972°N 79.65111°W / 38.90972; -79.65111
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRandolph
Elevation
2,717 ft (828 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1553717[1]

Alpena is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia.

Alpena as a name is a corruption of Alpine, a large share of the first settlers being natives of Switzerland.[2]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Alpena has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alpena, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 77.
  3. ^ Climate Summary for Alpena, West Virginia


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