List of mountains of West Virginia

Mountains of West Virginia is a list of mountains in the U.S. state of West Virginia. This list includes mountains in the Appalachian range, which covers the entirety of the state. West Virginia's official state nickname is the Mountain State.[1]

MountainHeight (ft. / m)Notes
Spruce Mountain 4863 / 1482 Tallest mountain in the state,[2] highest elevation achieved at Spruce Knob
Cheat Mountain 4848 / 1478 Highest elevation achieved at Thorny Flat
Back Allegheny Mountain 4843 / 1476 Highest elevation achieved at Bald Knob
Mount Porte Crayon 4770 / 1454
Red Spruce Knob 4705 / 1434 Highest point along the Highland Scenic Highway-Route 150
North Fork Mountain 4588 / 1398 Highest elevation achieved at Kile Knob
Allegheny Mountain 4478 / 1365 Highest elevation achieved at Paddy Knob
Shavers Mountain 4432 / 1351 Highest elevation achieved at Gaudineer Knob
Shenandoah Mountain 4397 / 1340 Highest elevation achieved at Reddish Knob
Backbone Mountain 3684 / 1123
Castle Mountain (Pendleton) 3410 / 1039 There are two Castle Mountains in West Virginia
Great North Mountain 3293 / 1004
Laurel Mountain 3157 / 962
New Creek Mountain 3094 / 940
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 / 798
Horsepen Mountain 2500 / 762
Powell Mountain 2417 / 737
Blue Ridge Mountain 2388 / 728
Sideling Hill 2310 / 704 Syncline mountain
Spring Gap Mountain 2237 / 682
Third Hill Mountain 2165 / 660
North River Mountain 2149 / 655
Cooper Mountain 2028 / 618
Blair Mountain 1952 / 595 The location of the Battle of Blair Mountain
Baker Mountain 2024 / 617
Sleepy Creek Mountain 1903 / 580
North Mountain 1673 / 510
Little Cacapon Mountain 1575 / 480
Bear Garden Mountain 1566 / 477
Ice Mountain 1509 / 460
Schaffenaker Mountain 1488 / 454
Castle Mountain (Hampshire) 1260 / 384 There are two Castle Mountains in West Virginia
Spruce Mountain is the tallest mountain in the state of West Virginia
Back Allegheny Mountain
Snowshoe Mountain is a ski resort in the Alleghenies of Pocahontas County

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-02-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Spruce Knob : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". Summitpost.org. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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