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In the telecommunications field, a unique impediment to development in the central Allegheny region is the United States National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ), a large rectangle of land—about 13,000 square miles (34,000 km 2)—that straddles the border area of Virginia and West Virginia.
Spruce Mountain, visible behind Judy Rocks, in eastern West Virginia; the summit of Spruce Mountain, Spruce Knob, is the highest point in the Alleghenies at 4,863 feet (1,482 meters). Allegheny Mountains in the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia seen from the slopes of Back Allegheny Mountain looking east.
• The Kittanning Gap name likely signifies a 'choice way' of climbing the escarpment to wagons or mule trains on the way to the west side of the Allegheny Mountains and Kittanning, PA. Taking a right through the gap to climb up the escarpment was a bit easier than either steep narrow creek beds straight ahead.
Although most of the accumulation was limited to mountain peaks, areas near Tucker County High School saw some snow sticking on the ground. Snow on Oct. 15, 2024 near Tucker County High School
Backbone Mountain: 3684 / 1123 Flat Top Mountain: 3560 / 1085 Highest elevation achieved at Huff Knob Castle Mountain (Pendleton) 3410 / 1039 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
Armstrong Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 8.6 miles (13.8 km) long, [5] in southern West Virginia in the United States.Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 22.8 square miles (59 km 2) [6] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
Coal miners from West Virginia – whom locals have lovingly dubbed the “West Virginia Boys” – moved a mountain in just three days to reopen a 2.7-mile stretch of Highway 64 between Bat Cave ...
The Monongahela National Forest is a national forest located in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, US.It protects over 921,000 acres (3,727 km 2; 1,439 sq mi) of federally managed land within a 1,700,000 acres (6,880 km 2; 2,656 sq mi) proclamation boundary that includes much of the Potomac Highlands Region and portions of 10 counties.