Spruce Knob
N 38° 40.772 W 079° 29.013
17S E 631905 N 4282306
Tells us about the area around the highest point in West Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMEJP2
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2012
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Spruce Knob
Spruce Knob (9 miles W.), 4,860 feet and the highest point in West Virginia, lies slightly above the crest ridge of Spruce Mountain. The crest lies above 4,500 feet for more than 10 miles and is strewn with fragments of Pottsville Sandstone of the Pennsylvanian Age. Nearby are Spruce Lake and the Sinks, where the Gandy Creek disappears for about a mile into a cavern beneath a spur of the Alleghenies.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Spruce Knob
Marker Location: Along route 28
County or Independent City: Circleville
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Archives and History, 2004
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