Snowshoe
Snowshoe is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, centering on the Snowshoe Mountain ski resort. It is situated in the Allegheny Mountains at a bowl shaped convergence of two high mountain ridges — Cheat and Back Allegheny Mountains — at the head of the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River.
- Type: Village
- Description: unincorporated area in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Snowshoe (West Virginia)”, “Snowshoe (WV)”, “Snowshoe, West Virginia”, “Snowshoe, WV”, and “اسنوشو، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Address: 10 Snowshoe Dr, Snowshoe, 26209
- Postal code: 26209
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Snowshoe and Linwood.
Linwood
Hamlet
Linwood is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Linwood is situated 2½ miles west of Snowshoe.
Mace
Hamlet
Mace is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Mace is situated 3½ miles northwest of Snowshoe.
Snowshoe
- Categories: unincorporated community, recreation area, and locality
- Location: Pocahontas, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.41282° or 38° 24′ 46″ north
Longitude
-79.99644° or 79° 59′ 47″ west
Elevation
3,999 feet (1,219 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US SN5
Open location code
87C2C273+4C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=ski_resort
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Snowshoe” goes by many names.
- French: “Snowshoe”
- Japanese: “スノーシュー”
- Korean: “웨스트버지니아주 스노우슈”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Snowshoe”
- Norwegian: “Snowshoe”
- Persian: “اسنوشو”
- South Azerbaijani: “سنووشو، باتی ویرجینیا”
- Urdu: “اسنو شو، ویسٹ ورجینیا”
- Volapük: “Snowshoe”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Logger’s Run and Gum Curve.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Snowshoe Mountain and Allegheny Springs.
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