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The Allegheny Mountain Range, informally the Alleghenies, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the Eastern United States and Canada and posed a significant barrier to land travel in less developed eras. The Allegheny Mountains have a northeast–southwest orientation, running for about 300 miles from north-central Pennsylvania southwa…
The Allegheny Mountain Range, informally the Alleghenies, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the Eastern United States and Canada and posed a significant barrier to land travel in less developed eras. The Allegheny Mountains have a northeast–southwest orientation, running for about 300 miles from north-central Pennsylvania southward, through western Maryland and eastern West Virginia.
  • Elevation: 4,863 ft (1,482 m)
  • Peak: Spruce Knob of Spruce Mountain, Pendleton County, West Virginia
  • Country: United States
  • States: Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia
  • Parent range: Ridge-and-valley Appalachians
  • Borders on: Cumberland Mountains
  • Orogeny: Alleghenian orogeny
Data from: en.wikipedia.org