Spruce Mountain (West Virginia)

Spruce Mountain
Spruce Mountain
	Spruce Mountain (in the distance) beyond the River Knobs (Judy Rocks, foreground) and the Fore Knobs (middle distance)
Highest point
Peak	Spruce Knob, Pendleton County, West Virginia
Elevation	4,863 ft (1,482 m)
Coordinates	38°41′59″N 79°31′58″W / 38.69972°N 79.53278°W
Dimensions
Length	16 mi (26 km)approximately
Geography
	Spruce Mountain Location of Spruce Mountain in West Virginia
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Pendleton
Range coordinates	38°45′N 79°29′W / 38.750°N 79.483°W
Parent range	Allegheny Mountains, part of the ; Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Topo map	USGS

Spruce Mountain, located in eastern West Virginia, is the highest ridge of the Allegheny Mountains. The whale-backed ridge extends for only 16 miles (26 km) from northeast to southwest, but several of its peaks exceed 4,500 feet (1,400 m) in elevation. The summit, Spruce Knob (4,863 ft; 1,482 m),^[1] is the highest Allegheny Mountain point both in the state and the entire range, which spans four states.

^ "Spruce". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2013-02-19.

[ngs-1] "Spruce". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2013-02-19.

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