Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia – Virginia)

Allegheny Mountain
Camp Allegheny battlefield at Top of Allegheny.
Highest point
Peak	Paddy Knob (Pocahontas County, WV and Highland County, VA)
Elevation	4,478 ft (1,365 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	38°15′56″N 79°47′46″W / 38.26556°N 79.79611°W / 38.26556; -79.79611
Geography
Location of Allegheny Mountain in West Virginia
Location	Tamarack Ridge in Highland County, VA
Country	United States
States	Virginia and West Virginia
Counties	List Greenbrier WV Alleghany VA Pocahontas WV Bath VA Highland VA
Range coordinates	38°28′47″N 79°41′37″W / 38.4797°N 79.6936°W / 38.4797; -79.6936Coordinates: 38°28′47″N 79°41′37″W / 38.4797°N 79.6936°W / 38.4797; -79.6936 ^[2]
Parent range	Allegheny Mountains

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.

Major peaks

listed from southwest to northeast:

↑ "Paddy Knob". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1979-09-28. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
↑ Hightown, Virginia-West Virginia quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic). U.S. Geological Survey. 1994.

Monongahela National Forest

National Recreation Areas	Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area

Wilderness areas	Big Draft Wilderness Cranberry Wilderness Dolly Sods Wilderness Laurel Fork North Wilderness Laurel Fork South Wilderness Otter Creek Wilderness Roaring Plains West Wilderness Spice Run Wilderness

Mountains and summits	Allegheny Front Allegheny Mountain Back Allegheny Mountain Backbone Mountain Barton Knob Bickle Knob Champe Rocks Cheat Mountain Gaudineer Knob Mount Porte Crayon North Fork Mountain River Knobs Seneca Rocks Shavers Mountain Spruce Knob Spruce Mountain

Rivers and creeks	Black Fork Blackwater River Cheat River Cranberry River Dry Fork Elk River Gauley River Glady Fork Greenbrier River Laurel Fork Seneca Creek South Branch Potomac River Shavers Fork Tygart Valley River Williams River

Canyons and valleys	Blackwater Canyon Canaan Valley Germany Valley Smoke Hole Canyon

Lakes and bogs	Lake Sherwood Spruce Knob Lake Summit Lake Cranberry Glades

Observation towers	Bickle Knob Olson Tower

Other features	Bear Rocks Preserve Camp Allegheny Cheat Summit Fort Fernow Experimental Forest Gaudineer Scenic Area Highland Scenic Highway Middle Mountain Cabins Mill Point Federal Prison Sinks of Gandy

US Forest Service

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