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36:, and contains some of the highest peaks in West Virginia. Its highest point is 4,703 feet (1,433 m) at Red Spruce Knob near its northern edge, named for the stand of 57: 215: 286: 325: 96: 61: 45: 80: 29: 263: 167:"There's Nothing Quite As Magical As The Tunnel Of Trees You'll Find On Red Spruce Knob In West Virginia" 53: 76: 166: 88: 41: 21: 141: 49: 8: 33: 25: 239: 71:
valley, while to the northwest it descends more slowly within the watershed of the
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at its summit, which is also the highest point of the
317: 264:"Yew Mountains Topo Map in Pocahontas County WV" 48:, Jacox Knob, Briery Knob, and Blue Knob. The 67:To the southeast, it descends steeply to the 24:that locally forms the boundary between the 142:"Trails along the Highland Scenic Highway" 115: 91:. Beyond its southwestern end lies the 318: 244:Birthplace of Rivers National Monument 164: 213: 32:to the southeast. It is part of the 13: 14: 337: 256: 232: 214:James, Michelle (2019-08-11). 207: 183: 158: 134: 122:The West Virginia Encyclopedia 109: 1: 116:Mullennex, Ron (2010-11-05). 102: 81:Shavers Fork Mountain Complex 30:Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians 7: 54:Monongahela National Forest 10: 342: 326:Mountains of West Virginia 302:38.2643000°N 80.2913306°W 28:to the northwest and the 20:are a mountain ridge in 307:38.2643000; -80.2913306 220:Beckley Register-Herald 89:Back Allegheny Mountain 42:Highland Scenic Highway 216:"At home in the hills" 79:separates it from the 22:Southern West Virginia 165:Cristy (2021-10-19). 50:Cranberry Wilderness 298: /  195:Yew Mountain Center 146:U.S. Forest Service 58:Yew Mountain Center 34:Allegheny Mountains 97:Flat Top Mountain 62:National Monument 26:Allegheny Plateau 333: 313: 312: 310: 309: 308: 303: 299: 296: 295: 294: 291: 278: 277: 275: 274: 260: 254: 253: 251: 250: 236: 230: 229: 227: 226: 211: 205: 204: 202: 201: 187: 181: 180: 178: 177: 162: 156: 155: 153: 152: 138: 132: 131: 129: 128: 113: 69:Greenbrier River 341: 340: 336: 335: 334: 332: 331: 330: 316: 315: 306: 304: 300: 297: 292: 289: 287: 285: 284: 282: 281: 272: 270: 262: 261: 257: 248: 246: 240:"The Landscape" 238: 237: 233: 224: 222: 212: 208: 199: 197: 189: 188: 184: 175: 173: 171:OnlyInYourState 163: 159: 150: 148: 140: 139: 135: 126: 124: 114: 110: 105: 95:and eventually 93:New River Gorge 83:, specifically 12: 11: 5: 339: 329: 328: 280: 279: 255: 231: 206: 182: 157: 133: 107: 106: 104: 101: 85:Cheat Mountain 46:Black Mountain 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 338: 327: 324: 323: 321: 314: 311: 293:80°17′28.79″W 290:38°15′51.48″N 269: 265: 259: 245: 241: 235: 221: 217: 210: 196: 192: 186: 172: 168: 161: 147: 143: 137: 123: 119: 112: 108: 100: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 65: 64:in the area. 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 27: 23: 19: 18:Yew Mountains 283: 271:. Retrieved 267: 258: 247:. Retrieved 243: 234: 223:. Retrieved 219: 209: 198:. Retrieved 194: 185: 174:. Retrieved 170: 160: 149:. Retrieved 145: 136: 125:. Retrieved 121: 118:"Topography" 111: 73:Gauley River 66: 17: 15: 305: / 273:2022-04-03 249:2022-04-10 225:2022-04-10 200:2022-04-03 176:2022-04-10 151:2022-04-02 127:2022-04-03 103:References 56:, and the 38:red spruce 77:Elk River 320:Category 268:TopoZone 191:"About" 87:and 16:The 52:of 322:: 266:. 242:. 218:. 193:. 169:. 144:. 120:. 276:. 252:. 228:. 203:. 179:. 154:. 130:.

Index

Southern West Virginia
Allegheny Plateau
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Allegheny Mountains
red spruce
Highland Scenic Highway
Black Mountain
Cranberry Wilderness
Monongahela National Forest
Yew Mountain Center
National Monument
Greenbrier River
Gauley River
Elk River
Shavers Fork Mountain Complex
Cheat Mountain
Back Allegheny Mountain
New River Gorge
Flat Top Mountain
"Topography"
"Trails along the Highland Scenic Highway"
"There's Nothing Quite As Magical As The Tunnel Of Trees You'll Find On Red Spruce Knob In West Virginia"
"About"
"At home in the hills"
"The Landscape"
"Yew Mountains Topo Map in Pocahontas County WV"
38°15′51.48″N 80°17′28.79″W / 38.2643000°N 80.2913306°W / 38.2643000; -80.2913306
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Mountains of West Virginia

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