Allegheny Mountains

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mountain range physiographic province

The Allegheny Mountains are a rugged mountain range in the eastern United States known for their forested ridges, coal-rich geology, and role as part of the greater Appalachian highlands.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Allegheny Mountains canonical 76
Allegheny Highlands of West Virginia 3
Allegheny Highlands 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
physiographic province ⓘ
climate humid continental to humid subtropical, depending on latitude and elevation ⓘ
contains Allegheny Front ⓘ
Allegheny Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Allegheny Mountain (ridge)

Allegheny National Forest ⓘ
Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
surface form: Allegheny Plateau

Backbone Mountain ⓘ
Canaan Valley ⓘ
Cheat Mountain ⓘ
Monongahela National Forest ⓘ
surface form: Dolly Sods Wilderness

George Washington National Forest ⓘ
Monongahela National Forest ⓘ
Shavers Mountain ⓘ
Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crossedBy Allegheny Front ⓘ
drainageDivideBetween Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form: Atlantic Ocean watershed

Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
surface form: Gulf of Mexico watershed
economicActivity coal mining ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
timber harvesting ⓘ
ecoregion temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ
geology coal-bearing strata ⓘ
sedimentary rock ⓘ
highestPoint Spruce Knob ⓘ
highestPointElevation_m 1482 ⓘ
highestPointLocatedIn West Virginia ⓘ
historicalRole barrier to early westward expansion in North America ⓘ
boundary between eastern seaboard and interior frontier ⓘ
influences regional climate patterns in the Mid-Atlantic and Appalachian regions ⓘ
knownFor bituminous coal deposits ⓘ
forested ridges ⓘ
high plateaus ⓘ
rugged topography ⓘ
locatedIn Maryland ⓘ
New York ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
eastern United States ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
passesUsedForTransportation Allegheny Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Allegheny Mountain passes
recreation fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
skiing ⓘ
separatedFrom Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians ⓘ
subrangeOf Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
vegetation mixed hardwood forests ⓘ
red spruce forests at higher elevations ⓘ

Referenced by (89)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Appalachian Mountains → contains → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Appalachian Mountains → contains → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Shenandoah Valley → boundedBy → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Backbone Mountain → partOf → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Backbone Mountain → mountainRange → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Allegheny County → namedAfter → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Allegheny Mountains → contains → Allegheny Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allegheny Mountain (ridge)
Allegheny Mountains → passesUsedForTransportation → Allegheny Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allegheny Mountain passes
Somerset County → locatedInMountainRange → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Green Bank Observatory → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Green Bank, West Virginia → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Thomas, West Virginia → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
South Branch Potomac River → sourceLocation → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
North Branch Potomac River → sourceLocation → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Laurel Highlands → partOf → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Transylvania University → oneOfOldestUniversitiesWestOf → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Amtrak Capitol Limited → scenicFeature → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Mount Davis → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Somerset County, Pennsylvania → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Allegany County, New York → namedAfter → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allegany Mountains
Canaan Valley → locatedInRegion → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Tucker County, West Virginia → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Tucker County, West Virginia → geographyFeature → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allegheny Highlands
Hoye Crest → range → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area → region → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Mountain State → relatedTo → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Youghiogheny River → sourceLocation → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Davis, West Virginia → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Augusta County, Virginia → bordersMountainRange → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Cheat Mountain → partOf → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Cheat Mountain → mountainRange → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Cheat Mountain → region → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allegheny Highlands of West Virginia
Spruce Knob → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Spruce Knob → range → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Shavers Mountain → partOf → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Shavers Mountain → range → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allegheny Mountain range
Pocahontas County, West Virginia → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Pocahontas County, West Virginia → partOf → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allegheny Highlands
National Radio Quiet Zone → coversPartOf → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad → regionServed → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allegheny Highlands of West Virginia
Smoke Hole Canyon (part) → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: Smoke Hole Canyon
Virginia–West Virginia boundary → follows → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Durbin, West Virginia → region → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allegheny Highlands of West Virginia
Marlinton, West Virginia → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Mount Storm, West Virginia → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Bear Run → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Smoke Hole Canyon → locatedIn → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ
Pennsylvania frontier → includedRegion → Allegheny Mountains ⓘ