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'''Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area''' is a [[United States]] [[National Recreation Area]] located in [[West Virginia]] within the [[Monongahela National Forest]]. As the name implies, the national recreation area protects two prominent West Virginia landmarks: [[Spruce Knob]], the highest point in West Virginia with a summit elevation of 4,863 feet (1482 meters), and [[Seneca Rocks]], a series of 900 foot high [[sandstone]] cliffs that are popular with [[rock climbers]].


Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks NRA was established by an act of the [[U.S. Congress]] on September 28, 1965 making it the first National Recreation Area in a [[United States National Forest]].
'''Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area''' is a [[national recreation area]] in the [[Monongahela National Forest]] of eastern [[West Virginia]].


The national recreation area protects three prominent West Virginia landmarks:
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==External links==
* [[Spruce Knob]], the highest point in West Virginia (and the highest of the [[Allegheny Mountains]]) with a summit elevation of 4,863 feet (1482 m).
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[http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/sp/sksrnra.html Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area official site]
* [[Seneca Rocks]], a 900-foot (270 m) high [[quartzite]] [[cliff|crag]] popular with [[rock climbers]].
* [[Smoke Hole Canyon]], a canyon along the [[South Branch Potomac River]].


Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area was established by an act of the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] on September 28, 1965, as the first national recreation area in a [[United States National Forest]], so it is administered by the [[U.S. Forest Service]].
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==See also==
*[[Ketterman, West Virginia]]

==References==
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* [http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mnf/recarea/?recid=9915 Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area official site]

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[[Category: National Recreation Areas of the United States]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Grant County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:National Recreation Areas of the United States]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Pendleton County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Protected areas of West Virginia]]
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Latest revision as of 02:17, 30 January 2023

Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
Seneca Rocks in West Virginia
Map showing the location of Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
Map showing the location of Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
Location of Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area in West Virginia
LocationWest Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates38°50′02″N 79°22′04″W / 38.83389°N 79.36778°W / 38.83389; -79.36778
Area100,000 acres (400 km2)[1]
Elevation1,923 ft (586 m)
Established1965-09-28
OperatorMonongahela National Forest
WebsiteSpruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area

Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area is a national recreation area in the Monongahela National Forest of eastern West Virginia.

The national recreation area protects three prominent West Virginia landmarks:

Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area was established by an act of the U.S. Congress on September 28, 1965, as the first national recreation area in a United States National Forest, so it is administered by the U.S. Forest Service.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Monongahela National Forest: Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, accessed July 23, 2013.

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