Bridger Mountain
Bridger Mountain is a ridge in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Bridger Mountain was named for pioneers James and John Bridger who were murdered by Indians near that point.- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 3,100 feet
- Description: West Virginia
- Also known as: “Buck Mountain”, “Bucks Mountain”, and “Stony Creek Mountain”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pocahontas County Opera House and Pocahontas County Courthouse and Jail.
Pocahontas County Opera House
Theater building
The Pocahontas County Opera House is located in rural Marlinton, West Virginia. Court reporter J.G. Tilton, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, built the original building in 1907. Pocahontas County Opera House is situated 2 miles east of Bridger Mountain.
Pocahontas County Courthouse and Jail
Courthouse
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Pocahontas County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse and jail located at Marlinton, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The courthouse was built in 1894, and is a 2 1/2-story, brick, Victorian Romanesque building with a stone raised basement level. Pocahontas County Courthouse and Jail is situated 2½ miles east of Bridger Mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beard Heights and Marlinton.
Beard Heights
Hamlet
Beard Heights is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Beard Heights is located on U.S. Route 219, 1.5 miles southwest of Marlinton. Beard Heights is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bridger Mountain.
Marlinton
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Marlinton is a town of 960 people in West Virginia. It is the county seat of Pocahontas County. Pocahontas County is known locally as the "Birthplace of the Rivers" because the Greenbrier, Cherry, Elk, Cheat, Gauley, Tygart, Williams and Cranberry rivers all originate from the area.
Stillwell
Hamlet
Stillwell is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Stillwell is located on the east bank of the Greenbrier River, 1 mile south of Marlinton. Stillwell is situated 2 miles southeast of Bridger Mountain.
Bridger Mountain
- Category: landform
- Location: Pocahontas, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Bridger Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bridger Mountain”
- Dutch: “Bridger Mountain”
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