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West Virginia County High Points

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RankCountyPeak Elev-Ft
(Opt)		Range (Level 5) Prom-Ft
(Opt)		Ascent Date
16.PrestonBackbone Mountain-Preston County High Point3420Northern Allegheny Mountains20 
18.HardyBears Hell3327North Central Appalachian Ridges  
6.GrantBell Knob4160Canaan Valley Area  
33.ClayBird Knob1864Southern Allegheny Plateau  
19.MineralBlack Rock3200Northern Allegheny Mountains  
35.JeffersonBlue Ridge-Wilson Gap South1713Northern Virginia Blue Ridge  
8.MercerBuckhorn Knob4069Garden-Brushy-East River Mountain Area  
23.LoganBurning Rock-Northwest Ridge2960Southern Allegheny Mountains80 
54.CabellCabell County High Point1169Southern Allegheny Plateau  
27.MorganCacapon Mountain-Ridge Benchmark2340North Central Appalachian Ridges40 
34.HarrisonCharity Benchmark Southeast1880Southern Allegheny Plateau  
38.DoddridgeDoddridge County High Point1680Southern Allegheny Plateau  
16.McDowellFlat Top Mountain-Northwest Slope3440Southern Allegheny Mountains80 
53.JacksonGarnes Knob1225Southern Allegheny Plateau  
5.GreenbrierGrassy Knob4400Yew Mountains Area  
9.WebsterHamrick Run North4031Yew Mountains Area  
48.HancockHancock County High Point1363Southern Allegheny Plateau  
11.NicholasHanging Rock3880Yew Mountains Area  
26.MingoHorsepen Mountain2524Southern Allegheny Mountains  
47.BrookeIndependence Benchmark1372Southern Allegheny Plateau  
12.RaleighIvy Knob3640Southern Allegheny Mountains  
12.WyomingIvy Knob3640Southern Allegheny Mountains  
24.KanawhaKayford Mountain2898Southern Allegheny Mountains  
10.SummersKeeney Knob3927Southern Allegheny Mountains  
21.BarbourLaurel Mountain-Elliot Benchmark3157Laurel Highlands0 
32.LewisLewis County High Point2000Western Allegheny Mountains  
36.LincolnLincoln County High Point1686Southern Allegheny Mountains  
41.GilmerLungshoal Benchmark1600Southern Allegheny Plateau  
31.MarionMarion County High Point2002Laurel Highlands  
55.MasonMason County High Point1140Southern Allegheny Plateau40 
3.RandolphMount Porte Crayon4770Canaan Valley Area1610 
40.CalhounMule Knob1584Southern Allegheny Plateau  
15.FayetteMyles Knob3460Southern Allegheny Mountains  
22.HampshireNathaniel Mountain-Southwest Peak3040North Central Appalachian Ridges  
46.OhioOhio County High Point1440Southern Allegheny Plateau  
7.MonroePeters Mountain-Monroe County High Point4073South-Central Appalachian Ridges0 
14.BoonePilot Knob-Southwest Peak3555Southern Allegheny Mountains  
51.PleasantsPleasants County High Point1270Southern Allegheny Plateau  
52.PutnamPutnam County High Point1228Southern Allegheny Plateau  
45.RitchieRitchie County High Point1435Southern Allegheny Plateau  
42.RoaneRoane County High Point1580Southern Allegheny Plateau  
28.BraxtonRose Benchmark2183Western Allegheny Mountains  
50.WirtRuble Knob1340Southern Allegheny Plateau  
25.MonongaliaSand Spring Lookout W2580Laurel Highlands40 
1.PendletonSpruce Knob4861Spruce Mountain Area2801 
30.TaylorTaylor County High Point2100Laurel Highlands  
29.BerkeleyThird Hill Mountain2172North Central Appalachian Ridges  
2.PocahontasThorny Flat4848Shavers Fork Mountain Complex1728 
39.MarshallTunnel Hill Northeast1602Southern Allegheny Plateau  
44.TylerTyler County High Point1520Southern Allegheny Plateau  
19.UpshurUpshur County High Point3200Western Allegheny Mountains80 
42.WayneWayne County High Point1600Southern Allegheny Plateau  
4.TuckerWeiss Knob4480Canaan Valley Area  
37.WetzelWetzel County High Point1700Southern Allegheny Plateau  
49.WoodWood County High Point1328Southern Allegheny Plateau  

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List Description

Note that this list is not authoritative and it is present here mainly so climbers can log their ascents. If you are serious about county highpointing in West Virginia, you should visit the County Highpointing Web Site, join the Yahoo County Highpointing Group, and refer to Andy Martin's book for the definitive listing of all the points.

Acknowledgments

Sources that were used to help me compile this list include:

  • Book County High Points by Andy Martin; list compiled 1993 by Andy Martin, reviewed by Michael Schwartz.
  • Latitude-longitude values for peaks researched manually by myself and may not show all various subareas.

 


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