Dempsey Mountain
Dempsey Mountain is a peak in Summers, West Virginia and has an elevation of 2,559 feet. Dempsey Mountain is situated nearby to the hamlet Barnettown, as well as near Griffith Creek.Places of Interest
Highlights include Federal Prison Camp Alderson and Hinton–Alderson Airport.
Federal Prison Camp Alderson
Prison
Photo: CZmarlin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Federal Prison Camp, Alderson is a minimum-security United States federal prison for female inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Hinton–Alderson Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Hinton–Alderson Airport is a private-use airport located in Pence Springs, West Virginia, between the larger communities of Hinton and Alderson. The airport is privately owned by James Tolley Estate and operated by On Course Aviation LLC.
Johnson Island
Islet
Johnson Island is a bar in the Greenbrier River at its confluence with Muddy Creek in Alderson, West Virginia, United States. The island lies in Greenbrier County, with the Alderson Federal Prison Camp located to its southwest across the county line in Summers County.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barnettown and Griffith Creek.
Barnettown
Hamlet
Barnettown is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. The community is located along the Greenbrier River, about 3 miles south of Alderson. Barnettown is served by West Virginia routes 3 and 12.
Griffith Creek
Hamlet
Griffith Creek is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Griffith Creek is located along the Greenbrier River and West Virginia routes 3 and 12, west of Alderson.
Santafee
Hamlet
Santafee is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Santafee is 3 miles west of Alderson. The community's name most likely is derived from "Santa Fe".
Dempsey Mountain
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,559 feet
- Description: mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Summers, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.70568° or 37° 42′ 20″ northLongitude
-80.68397° or 80° 41′ 2″ westElevation
2,559 feet (780 metres)Open location code
869XP848+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 356516390OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Dempsey Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dempsey Mountain”
- Dutch: “Dempsey Mountain”
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Highlights include Pence Springs Airfield and Griffith Creek Church.
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