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.

LocationWest Virginia, U.S.

Coordinates38°50′02″N 79°22′04″W

Area100,000 acres (400 km²)^[1]

Elevation1,923 ft (586 m)

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Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
Seneca Rocks in West Virginia
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Location	West Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates	38°50′02″N 79°22′04″W
Area	100,000 acres (400 km2)[1]
Elevation	1,923 ft (586 m)
Established	1965-09-28
Operator	Monongahela National Forest
Website	Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area

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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 (1,482 m).
• Seneca Rocks, a 900-foot-high (270 m) 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.