Black Mountain (West Virginia)

Black Mountain is a summit in West Virginia, United States.[1] It is one of the Yew Mountains in Pocahontas County. With an elevation of 4,603 feet (1,403 m), Black Mountain is the 14th highest summit in the state of West Virginia.[2]

Black Mountain was named for the dark, forested tracts near it.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Mountain (West Virginia)
  2. "Black Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 117.


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