Great North Mountain

Great North Mountain
View of Great North Mountain from High View, West Virginia
Highest point
Elevation3,293 ft (1,004 m)
Coordinates39°02′08″N 78°34′03″W / 39.03556°N 78.56750°W / 39.03556; -78.56750
Geography
Map
LocationVirginia and West Virginia, U.S.
Parent rangeRidge-and-Valley Appalachians
Topo mapUSGS Wardensville
Climbing
Easiest routeDrive, hike

Great North Mountain is a 50-mile (80 km) long mountain ridge within the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. The ridge is located west of the Shenandoah Valley and Massanutten Mountain in Virginia, and east of the Allegheny Mountains and Cacapon River in West Virginia.[1]

  1. ^ Kohlbrenner, Wil (2001). "Introduction". Guide to Great North Mountain Trails (First ed.). Vienna, Virginia: Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. p. 6. ISBN 0-915746-89-1.