River Knobs (West Virginia)

River Knobs (West Virginia)
The River Knobs around Nelson Rocks
Highest point
Elevation	2,854 ft (870 m)
Coordinates	38°44′13″N 79°26′05″W / 38.73694°N 79.43472°W / 38.73694; -79.43472
Geography
Location	Pendleton County, West Virginia, U.S.
Parent range	Allegheny Mountains, part of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Topo map	USGS ?????

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The River Knobs — formerly known as East Seneca Ridge — are a ridge and series of knobs in western Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA, along a stretch of the North Fork South Branch Potomac River. Although the Knobs (peak elevation: 2,854 ft) are dwarfed by Spruce Mountain to the west (peak: 4,840 ft) and by North Fork Mountain to the east (peak: 4,588 ft), they are notable for their series of prominent “razorback” ridges or “fins”. The largest and most famous of these blade-like crags is Seneca Rocks.

The River Knobs stretch for about 18 miles (29 km) from near Cherry Grove to near Seneca Rocks and are situated in a southwest/northeast orientation. They are a minor part of the High Alleghenies of the Appalachian Mountain Range. Their rock outcrops are clearly visible from WV Route 55 and U.S. Route 33. Each is associated with a named gap through which a stream has transected the ridge and exposed the bedrock. From north to south the most prominent features are Roy Gap (with its Seneca Rocks), Harper Knob (2,820 ft), Harper Gap, Harmon Knob (2,854 ft), Hinkle Gap, Germany Knob (2,802 ft), Riverton Gap, Judy Gap (with its Judy Rocks), Nelson Gap (with its Nelson Rocks), False Gap, Lambert Gap, Pike Gap and Teter Gap.

The Knobs are part of the same structural fold of the earth’s crust that continues to the north as Champe Knobs (with its Champe Rocks and Yellow Rocks) and to the south as River Hill and (in Virginia) Lantz Mountain.