Allegheny Mountains facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Allegheny Mountains |
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View from the top of Spruce Knob, the highest point in the Alleghenies.
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Spruce Knob of Spruce Mountain (Pendleton County, WV) |
| Elevation | 4,863 ft (1,482 m) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia |
| Parent range | Ridge-and-valley Appalachians |
| Borders on | Cumberland Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alleghenian orogeny |
| Type of rock | Sandstone and Quartzite |
The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) is a mountain range in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Allegheny mountains are a part of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States and Canada.
Images for kids
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The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests lie on the eastern slopes of the Alleghenies. The Monongahela NF lies within the central Alleghenies.
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Detail of a French map of 1671. The Alleghenies are in the lower center portion.
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The Fry-Jefferson Map (1751) prominently features "The Allagany Ridge of Mountains".
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A 1775 map of the Allegheny Plateau and Mountain Range.
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Actual and proposed routes of the C&O Canal through the Alleghenies.
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North Fork Mountain, West Virginia, looking south
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Blue Knob, Pennsylvania, the northernmost 3,000 footer in the Alleghenies.
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The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia, has catered to spa enthusiasts since 1766.
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Shenandoah Mountain, at the easternmost limit of the Alleghenies.
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Laurel Mountain, West Virginia, at the westernmost limit of the Alleghenies.
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Allegheny Mountain Tunnel, through Allegheny Mountain, services Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania.
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New River Gorge, Section of the cliff at Endless Wall cliff.
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Germany Valley, a scenic upland valley of eastern West Virginia.
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The grand hotel at The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, was built in 1858.
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The Blackwater Canyon, a rugged gorge in eastern West Virginia.
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A Norfolk Southern train at Horseshoe Curve near Altoona, Pennsylvania.
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Cheat Canyon, in Coopers Rock State Forest, northeastern West Virginia.
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Dolly Sods Wilderness, West Virginia: View from atop Breathed Mountain.
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Eastern entrance to the Paw Paw Tunnel on the C&O Canal towpath in Maryland.
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Altoona, Pennsylvania, viewed from atop Brush Mountain.
See also
In Spanish: Montes de Allegheny para niños
