Английская Википедия:Back Allegheny Mountain
Back Allegheny Mountain is a long mountain ridge in eastern West Virginia. It is part of the Shavers Fork Mountain Complex in the Allegheny Range of the Appalachians.
Geography
Back Allegheny Mountain runs Шаблон:Convert north to south and Шаблон:Convert east to west, covering a geographic area of Шаблон:Convert. The mountain rises abruptly from the Greenbrier River valley in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and runs nearly parallel to Cheat Mountain to its west. The mountain reaches its elevational climax of Шаблон:Convert at Bald Knob, Шаблон:Convert north of Snowshoe Ski Resort. The second highest point on the mountain is Hosterman Benchmark West at Шаблон:Convert. Hosterman is approximately Шаблон:Convert north of Bald Knob.
North of U.S. Route 250 west of Durbin, the same structural fold of the Earth's crust that forms Back Allegheny Mountain continues north as Shavers Mountain for an additional Шаблон:Convert.
Preservation and recreation
Almost the entirety of Back Allegheny Mountain is protected by the Monongahela National Forest. The summit of Bald Knob is owned by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Back Allegheny and other mountains in the area are known for their extensive red spruce forests, as well as other high altitude plants and animals. The whole of Back Allegheny is an environmentally sensitive area.
Bald Knob is the terminus of the Шаблон:Convert long Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. The railroad carries visitors to an elevation of Шаблон:Convert approximately Шаблон:Convert north of the summit ridge. An overlook platform gives visitors a view of the Greenbrier Valley and, on clear days, a view all the way into Virginia Шаблон:Convert away.
Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort is situated in the bowl-shaped convergence of Back Allegheny with Cheat Mountain at the head of Shavers Fork. This area is essentially the southern terminus of both mountains.
See also
- Bald Knob
- Shavers Fork Mountain Complex
- Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
- Cheat Mountain
- Leatherbark Run
References
External links
Шаблон:Monongahela National Forest Шаблон:Mountains of West Virginia
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