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Prominent peaks of Spruce Mountain, north to south, are Horse Rock (4,536 ft; 1,383 m), Spruce Mountain Peak (4,586 ft; 1,398 m), Picea Benchmark (4,613 ft; 1,406 m), and Spruce Knob itself. Spruce Knob is the highest point in the eastern United States between the Adirondacks of New York and Mount Rogers (part of the Blue Ridge Mountains ) in ...
Within the forest boundaries lie some of the highest mountain peaks in the state, including the highest, Spruce Knob (4,863 ft). Spruce Knob is also the highest point in the Allegheny Mountains. Approximately 75 tree species are found in the forest.
Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia (and the highest of the Allegheny Mountains) with a summit elevation of 4,863 feet (1482 m). Seneca Rocks , a 900-foot (270 m) high quartzite crag popular with rock climbers .
First snow on Spruce Knob Mountain on Oct. 15, 2024 (Courtesy: Kirsta Plauger) The mountains could get more snow this week, but temperatures are expected to warm up by the weekend.
Absolute elevations of the Allegheny Highlands reach nearly 5,000 feet (1,500 m), with the highest elevations in the southern part of the range. The highest point in the Allegheny Mountains is Spruce Knob (4,863 ft; 1,482 m), on Spruce Mountain in West Virginia.
The Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (NRA) was established within the Monongahela National Forest by an act of the U.S. Congress on September 28, 1965. The Rocks themselves were purchased by the federal government in 1969 [9] from the heirs of D. C. Harper. [citation needed]
Mountain Height (ft. / m) Notes Spruce Mountain: 4863 / 1482 Tallest mountain in the state, [2] highest elevation achieved at Spruce Knob: Cheat Mountain: 4848 / 1478 Highest elevation achieved at Thorny Flat: Back Allegheny Mountain: 4843 / 1476 Highest elevation achieved at Bald Knob: Mount Porte Crayon: 4770 / 1454 Yew Mountains: 4705 / 1434
Bald Knob is one of only four mountain summits in West Virginia that rise above 4,800 feet (1,500 m), the other three being Spruce Knob, Thorny Flat, and an unnamed summit near Snowshoe, WV. The south face of Bald Knob is the site of the headwaters of Leatherbark Run, West Virginia's highest stream.