North Mountain (Virginia-West Virginia)

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North Mountain
Elevation	510 metres (1,673 feet)
Location	Virginia and West Virginia, USA
Range	Allegheny Mountains, part of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Coordinates	39°25′14″N, 78°05′20″W
Topo map	USGS Tablers Station
Easiest route	drive

North Mountain is a mountain ridge within the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the U.S. states of Virginia and West Virginia. North Mountain reaches its highest point of 1,673 feet (510 m) above sea-level at its Roundtop summit near Arden in Berkeley County, West Virginia. Back Creek lies within the valley to the mountain ridge's west and the Shenandoah Valley to its east. Back Creek owes its name to North Mountain, as early settlers in the eighteenth century referred to the stream as to the "back" of the ridge when approaching it from the east. North Mountain spans from the Potomac River to the community of Green Spring in Frederick County, Virginia. The town of Hedgesville, West Virginia lies within a gap in the mountain's smaller northern span.

According to the Geographic Names Information System, North Mountain has also widely been known as Great Ridge and Little North Mountain, when in comparison to the much larger Great North Mountain to the south.

[edit] Summits and knobs

Although North Mountain is a continuous mountain ridge, it is made up of a number of summits and knobs with individual names. These are listed from north to south.

Potato Hill, 787 feet (240 m)
High Knob, 938 feet (286 m)
Roundtop, 1,673 feet (510 m)

[edit] External links

Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 39.4206546° -78.0888899°
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	Berkeley County, West Virginia
Municipalities	Hedgesville \| Martinsburg
Unincorporated communities	Allensville \| Arden \| Baker Heights \| Baxter \| Bedington \| Berkeley \| Bessemer \| Blairton \| Bunker Hill \| Darkesville \| Douglas Grove \| Falling Waters \| Files Crossroad \| Ganotown \| Georgetown \| Gerrardstown \| Glengary \| Greensburg \| Grubbs Corner \| Hainesville \| Inwood \| Johnsontown \| Jones Springs \| Little Georgetown \| Marlowe \| Nipetown \| Nollville \| North Mountain \| Pikeside \| Ridgeway \| Scrabble \| Shanghai \| Spring Mills \| Swan Pond \| Tablers Station \| Tarico Heights \| Tomahawk \| Union Corner \| Van Clevesville \| Vanville \| Winebrenners Crossroad \| Wynkoop Spring
Natural areas and features	Back Creek \| Cherry Run \| Meadow Branch \| Middle Creek \| Mill Creek \| North Mountain \| Opequon Creek \| Potomac River \| Sleepy Creek Lake \| Sleepy Creek Mountain \| Third Hill Mountain \| Tilhance Creek \| Tuscarora Creek

	Frederick County, Virginia
County seat	Winchester (Note: Winchester, like all cities under Virginia law, is an independent city—politically independent of any county.)
Towns	Middletown \| Stephens City
Unincorporated communities	Albin \| Armel \| Bartonsville \| Brucetown \| Burnt Factory \| Cedar Grove \| Cedar Hill \| Clear Brook \| Cross Junction \| De Haven \| Gainesboro \| Good \| Gore \| Gravel Springs \| Green Spring \| Grimes \| Hayfield \| Indian Hollow \| Jordan Springs \| Kernstown \| Klines Mill \| Leetown \| Lehew \| Marlboro \| McQuire \| Meadow Mills \| Mount Pleasant \| Mount Williams \| Mountain Falls \| Mountain Falls Park \| Nain \| Opequon \| Parkins Mills \| Rest \| Reynolds Store \| Ridings Mill \| Rock Enon Springs \| Round Hill \| Shawnee Land \| Shockeysville \| Siler \| Star Tannery \| Stephenson \| Vaucluse \| Welltown \| Whitacre \| White Hall \| Wilde Acres