Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area

Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
Part of Monongahela National Forest
National Recreation Area
Seneca Rocks
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	Grant, Pendleton
Location	Seneca Rocks
- elevation	1,923 ft (586.1 m)
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Highest point	Spruce Knob
- location	northwest of Circleville
- elevation	4,863 ft (1,482.2 m)
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Lowest point	South Branch Potomac River
- location	west of Petersburg
- elevation	968 ft (295 m)
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Area	100,000 acres (40,468.6 ha)
Established	1965-09-28
Management	Monongahela National Forest
Owner	US Forest Service
Nearest city	Seneca Rocks, West Virginia
Location of Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area in West Virginia
Website: Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area

Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area (NRA) located within 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. It is therefore administered by the US Forest Service rather than the National Park Service, as most other National Recreation Areas are.

See also

• Ketterman, West Virginia

External links

• Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area official site