Seneca Rocks
Seneca Rocks is a large crag and local landmark in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. The south peak is the only peak inaccessible except by technical rock climbing techniques on the East Coast of the United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,949 feet
- Description: Rock formation in West Virginia, U.S.
- Also known as: “Mouth of Seneca” and “Seneca Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sites Homestead.
Sites Homestead
Museum
Photo: Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sites Homestead, also known as the Wayside Inn or the Sites Inn, is located near Seneca Rocks, West Virginia. The log house was built by Jacob Sites circa 1839 below the Seneca Rocks ridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seneca Rocks and Teterton.
Seneca Rocks
Village
Photo: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seneca Rocks is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The community of Seneca Rocks — formerly known as Mouth of Seneca — lies at the junction of US 33, WV 28 and WV 55 near the confluence of Seneca Creek and the North Fork South Branch Potomac River.
Teterton
Hamlet
Teterton is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. Teterton lies within the Monongahela National Forest. The community was named after the local Teter family.
Macksville
Hamlet
Macksville is an unincorporated community in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. Macksville is located along U.S. Route 33/West Virginia Route 28 on the North Fork South Branch Potomac River.
Seneca Rocks
- Category: landform
- Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.83578° or 38° 50′ 9″ northLongitude
-79.36563° or 79° 21′ 56″ westElevation
1,949 feet (594 metres)Open location code
87C2RJPM+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 4959055267OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Seneca Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Seneca Rocks”
- Chinese: “塞內卡巖”
- Chinese: “塞内卡岩”
- Japanese: “セネカロックス”
- Polish: “Seneca Rocks”
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