Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
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Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area | |
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Location of Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area in West Virginia | |
Location | West Virginia, U.S. |
Coordinates | 38°50′02″N 79°22′04″W / 38.83389°N 79.36778°W |
Area | 100,000 acres (400 km2)[1] |
Elevation | 1,923 ft (586 m) |
Established | 1965-09-28 |
Operator | Monongahela National Forest |
Website | Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area |
Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area is a national recreation area in the Monongahela National Forest of eastern West Virginia.
The national recreation area protects three prominent West Virginia landmarks:
- Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia (and the highest of the Allegheny Mountains) with a summit elevation of 4,863 feet (1482 m).
- Seneca Rocks, a 900-foot (270 m) high quartzite crag popular with rock climbers.
- Smoke Hole Canyon, a canyon along the South Branch Potomac River.
Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area was established by an act of the U.S. Congress on September 28, 1965, as the first national recreation area in a United States National Forest, so it is administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
See also
References
- ^ Monongahela National Forest: Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, accessed July 23, 2013.
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