Allegheny Mountain | |
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Camp Allegheny battlefield at Top of Allegheny.
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Highest point | |
Peak | Paddy Knob (Pocahontas County, WV and Highland County, VA) |
Elevation | 4,478 ft (1,365 m) |
Coordinates | 38°15′56″N 79°47′46″W / 38.26556°N 79.79611°W |
Geography | |
Location | Tamarack Ridge in Highland County, VA |
Country | United States |
States | Virginia and West Virginia |
Counties | |
Range coordinates | 38°28′47″N 79°41′37″W / 38.47972°N 79.69361°WCoordinates: 38°28′47″N 79°41′37″W / 38.47972°N 79.69361°W |
Parent range | Allegheny Mountains |
Allegheny Mountain (spelling as Alleghany Mountain in Virginia) is a major mountain ridge in the southern range of the Allegheny Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains. It forms the Eastern Continental Divide along part of its course and also serves as part of the Virginia-West Virginia state line.
Elevations of 4,000 feet (1,200 m) are exceeded along much of Allegheny Mountain.
Listed from southwest to northeast: