Short Mountain (West Virginia)

Short Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 2,872 ft (875 m) [1]
Coordinates 39°05′50″N 78°44′34″W / 39.097154917°N 78.742809144°W / 39.097154917; -78.742809144Coordinates: 39°05′50″N 78°44′34″W / 39.097154917°N 78.742809144°W / 39.097154917; -78.742809144 [1]
Geography
Location Hampshire / Hardy counties, West Virginia, U.S.
Parent range Ridge-and-valley Appalachians
Topo map USGS Baker, Needmore, Rio
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Short Mountain is a mountain ridge that runs southwest northeast through Hampshire and Hardy counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, rising to its greatest elevation at Bald Knob near Arkansas, West Virginia. Short Mountain's name is derived from its original name of Short Arse Mountain.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Short". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2008-12-01.


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