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Cacapon Mountain (/ k ə ˈ k eɪ p ən / kə-KAY-pən) runs northwest through Morgan and Hampshire Counties in West Virginia's eastern panhandle, rising to its greatest elevation of 2,618 feet (798 m) above sea-level at High Point. Cacapon Mountain is a folded mountain ridge, belonging to the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Province.
Little Cacapon Mountain (locally / k ə ˈ k eɪ p ən / kə-KAY-pən or locally / ˈ k eɪ p ən / KAY-pən) is a mountain ridge of the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The mountain takes its name from the Little Cacapon River, a Potomac River tributary that lies on its western flanks.
Plumley Mountain: 3078 / 938 Named after the Plumley Family and highest elevation achieved at Plumley Knob Saddle Mountain: 3074 / 937 South Branch Mountain: 3028 / 923 Big Schloss: 2964 / 903 Short Mountain: 2872 / 875 Nathaniel Mountain: 2739 / 835 Patterson Creek Mountain: 2723 / 830 Mill Creek Mountain: 2650/ 810 Cacapon Mountain: 2619 / ...
Opened in 1933, the 6,115-acre (2,475 ha) [2] Cacapon Resort State Park is located on the eastern slopes of Cacapon Mountain in Morgan County, West Virginia, USA. Panorama Overlook , at the southern end of the park and 2,320 feet (710 m) above sea level, is the highest point in the park and in Morgan County.
Cacapon (locally / k ə ˈ k eɪ p ən / kə-KAY-pən) is a term of Native American origin that means "medicine waters." It may refer to: It may refer to: Buildings and structures
On April 4, 1765, a settler by the name of Balzar Stoker received a land grant of 232 acres (940,000 m²) from Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron along the Little Cacapon River and its mouth on the Potomac. Prior to receiving his land grant from Lord Fairfax, Stoker had also purchased 30 acres (120,000 m²) from John Cox.
The Cacapon River (locally / k ə ˈ k eɪ p ən / kə-KAY-pən; meaning Medicine Waters), located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia's eastern panhandle region, is an 81.0-mile-long (130.4 km) [2] shallow river known for its fishing, boating, wildlife, hunting, and wilderness scenery.
In 1876, its name was changed to Great Cacapon to differentiate it from Little Cacapon which was also on the B&O mainline. It lies four miles down Cacapon Mountain from the Panorama Overlook along Cacapon Road (West Virginia Route 9) west of Berkeley Springs. A CSX freight crosses the river at Great Cacapon