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
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:

Principal gaps

See also

References

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