Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area

Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
Seneca Rocks in West Virginia
Location of Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area in West Virginia
Location	West Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates	38°50′02″N 79°22′04″W
Area	100,000 acres (400 km^2)[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.

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 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.

Popular culture

• Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area is a location in Fallout 76^[2]

See also

• Ketterman, West Virginia

References

1. Monongahela National Forest: Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, accessed July 23, 2013.
2. Gorski, Sam; Rather, Joey (May 3, 2024). "What Fallout 76 gets right, and wrong, about West Virginia". WBOY. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

External links

• Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area official site