Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park is a state park and heritage railroad located in Cass, Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It consists of the Cass Scenic Railroad, a 11-mile long 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in standard gauge heritage railway owned by the West Virginia State Rail Authority and operated by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Shayfan, Public domain.
- Type: Park
- Description: State park and heritage railroad in West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Bald Knob Area of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bald Knob.
Bald Knob
Peak
Photo: Scochran4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bald Knob is the highest summit of Back Allegheny Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia and is part of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. At an altitude of 4,843 feet above sea level, Bald Knob is the third-highest point in West Virginia and the Allegheny Mountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wanless and Spruce.
Wanless
Hamlet
Wanless is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Wanless is 9 miles south-southwest of Durbin.
Spruce
Hamlet
Spruce is a ghost town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Spruce is 9.5 miles southwest of Durbin. Spruce is situated 1½ miles west of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park.
Nida
Hamlet
Nida is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Nida is located on the Greenbrier River, 6.5 miles south-southwest of Durbin. Nida is situated 3 miles east of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park.
Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
- Categories: West Virginia state park, railway line, heritage railway, and recreation area
- Location: Pocahontas, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.44905° or 38° 26′ 57″ northLongitude
-79.92642° or 79° 55′ 35″ westElevation
4,724 feet (1,440 metres)Open location code
87C2C3XF+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 418859045OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4801549Wikidata ID
Q5049180
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Chinese—“Cass Scenic Railroad State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cass Scenic Railroad State Park”
- Chinese: “卡斯風景鐵路州立公園”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gum Curve and Cass.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wanless United Methodist Church and Wanless Cemetery.
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