Allegheny Mountains
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.
View from atop Spruce Mountain in eastern West Virginia, the highest point in the Alleghenies | |
| Elevation | 4,863 ft (1,482 m) |
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The Fry-Jefferson Map (1751) prominently features "The Allagany Ridge of Mountains".
North Fork Mountain in West Virginia, looking south
The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia, has catered to spa enthusiasts since 1766
Shenandoah Mountain, at the easternmost limit of the Alleghenies
Laurel Mountain, West Virginia, at the westernmost limit of the Alleghenies
Allegheny Mountain Tunnel, through Allegheny Mountain, services Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania