Black Mountain is a
summit
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The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
in
West Virginia
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,
United States
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. It is one of the
Yew Mountains The Yew Mountains are a mountain ridge in Southern West Virginia that locally forms the boundary between the Allegheny Plateau to the northwest and the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians to the southeast. It is part of the Allegheny Mountains, and cont ...
in
Pocahontas County. With an elevation of , Black Mountain is the 14th highest summit in the state of West Virginia.
Black Mountain was named for the dark, forested tracts near it.
References
Mountains of Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Mountains of West Virginia
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