Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area

Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
Seneca Rocks
Location of Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area in West Virginia
Location	West Virginia, United States
Coordinates	38°50′02″N 79°22′04″W / 38.83389°N 79.36778°W / 38.83389; -79.36778Coordinates: 38°50′02″N 79°22′04″W / 38.83389°N 79.36778°W / 38.83389; -79.36778
Area	100,000 acres (400 km2)[1]
Elevation	1,923 ft (586 m)
Established	1965-09-28
Operator	Monongahela National Forest
Website	Spruce 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, USA.

The National Recreation Area protects three prominent West Virginia landmarks:

• 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).
• Seneca Rocks, a 900-foot (270 m) high quartzite crag popular with rock climbers.
• Smoke Hole Canyon, a canyon along the South Branch Potomac River.

Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks NRA 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 US Forest Service.

See also[]

• Ketterman, West Virginia

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