Randolph County Convention & Visitors Bureau

1035 N. Randolph Avenue, Elkins, WV 26241

Ofc: 304-636-2780 Fax: 304-636-2780

Toll Free:

800-422-3304

E-Mail: bpritt@randolph countycvb.com

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RCCVB 2007

Board Members:

Gordon Blackley
Cat Cole

Chelley Depp

Julia Elbon

Judy Guye
Jimmy Hammond
Jill Jeffries
Kathleen Lavengood

Dan Noel

Diane Noel

Brenda Pritt

Tom Reagan
Barbara Story
Douglas Tuning

Gary Wileman
Stan Williams

Monongahela National Forest

Pendleton County, West Virginia

(304)-636-1800

http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/

sp/spruce_knob.html
Open all year, dawn to dusk

Cost: Free

At 4,863 feet above sea level, Spruce Knob is West Virginia's highest peak. From this rugged mountain top, on a clear day, you’ll feel like you can see forever. Windswept and cold in winter, the vegetation has adapted. One-sided red spruce deformed by constant exposure to strong westerly winds cling to the high rocky ridges. Blueberry and huckleberry plants hug the ground. Mountain ash dot the landscape and brighten autumn days with brilliant foliage. From May through July, azaleas, mountain laurel and rhododendron are in bloom. Hardwood forest of beech, birch, maple and cherry cover the lower elevations.

Directions:

Go East from Elkins on US-33 [SR-55] for 17.7 miles
Turn RIGHT (South) onto CR-3 [Rich Mountain Rd] for 1.6 miles
Turn RIGHT to stay on CR-3 [Rich Mountain Rd] for .2 miles
Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto CR-29 [Whitmer Rd] for 2.8 miles
Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto CR-40 [Dry Fork] for 9.6 miles
Bear LEFT (East) onto CR-29 for .5 miles
Turn RIGHT (South) onto Public Road 1 for 3 miles
Bear LEFT (North-East) onto Public Road 112 for 5.9 miles
Bear LEFT (North) onto Public Road 104 for 1.8 miles

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