Spruce Mountain
Spruce Mountain, located in eastern West Virginia, is the highest ridge of the Allegheny Mountains. The whale-backed ridge extends for only 16 miles from northeast to southwest, but several of its peaks exceed 4,500 feet in elevation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 4,862 feet
- Description: mountain in West Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Spruce Knob”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spruce Knob.
Spruce Knob
Peak
Photo: Black and White, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spruce Mountain, located in eastern West Virginia, is the highest ridge of the Allegheny Mountains. The whale-backed ridge extends for only 16 miles from northeast to southwest, but several of its peaks exceed 4,500 feet in elevation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Circleville and Simoda.
Circleville
Hamlet
Circleville is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. Circleville was originally named Zirkleville after John Zirkle, who ran a dry goods store in the town. Circleville is situated 3 miles southeast of Spruce Mountain.
Simoda
Hamlet
Simoda is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The community's name is an amalgamation of the name of Simon Dolly, who was instrumental in securing a post office for the town. Simoda is situated 3½ miles northeast of Spruce Mountain.
Cherry Grove
Hamlet
Cherry Grove is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. Cherry Grove lies within the Monongahela National Forest at the confluence of Big Run with the North Fork South Branch Potomac River. Cherry Grove is situated 4 miles south of Spruce Mountain.
Spruce Mountain
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Pendleton, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Spruce Mountain” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Spruce mendia (Mendebaldeko Virginia)”
- Basque: “Spruce mendia”
- Chinese: “斯普魯斯山”
- Chinese: “斯普鲁斯山”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سپروس (امريكا)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سپروس”
- Ladin: “Spruce Mountain (West Virginia)”
- Ladin: “Spruce Mountain”
- Russian: “Спрус-Ноб”
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Notable Places Nearby
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