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Dorsey Knob is a mountain summit located off U.S. Route 119 at the southern edge of Morgantown in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.Dorsey Knob is contained within a park spanning 71 acres (29 ha) that features the mountain's landmark Sky Rock (also referred to as Dorsey Knob).
The national recreation area protects three prominent West Virginia landmarks: 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.
Spruce Mountain, located in eastern West Virginia, is the highest ridge of the Allegheny Mountains.The whale-backed ridge extends for only 16 miles (26 km) from northeast to southwest, but several of its peaks exceed 4,500 feet (1,400 m) in elevation.
There are two Castle Mountains in West Virginia Crumpler Mountain (McDowell County, West Virginia) 3377 / 1020 Cherokee Mountain (McDowell County, West Virginia) 3190 / 1001 New Creek Mountain: 3094 / 940 Plumley Mountain: 3078 / 938 Named after the Plumley Family and highest elevation achieved at Plumley Knob Saddle Mountain: 3074 / 937
West Virginia is situated in the Appalachian Mountains of the Upper South region of the 48 contiguous states. Usually considered part of the South Eastern United States, West Virginia is bounded on the northeast by Pennsylvania and Maryland, on the southeast by Virginia, on the northwest by Ohio, and on the southwest by Kentucky.
Highest point Maximum elevation Lowest point Minimum elevation Elevation span Arctic: Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Greenland: 3700 m 12,139 ft Arctic Ocean: sea level 3700 m 12,139 ft North Temperate Zone: Mount Everest, [1] China and Nepal: 8848 m 29,029 ft Dead Sea, [2] Israel, Jordan, and Palestine: −428 m −1,404 ft: 9,276 m 30,433 ft North ...
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Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Monongahela River.The most populous city in North Central West Virginia and the third-most populous city in the state, Morgantown is best known as the home of West Virginia University.