Seneca Rocks
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Seneca Rocks is a prominent, sheer quartzite crag in West Virginia renowned as a premier destination for rock climbing and scenic hiking.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area | 1 |
| Seneca Rocks observation platform | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climbing area
ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| composedOf | Tuscarora quartzite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoad |
U.S. Route 33
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Virginia Route 28 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproach | hiking trail to observation platform ⓘ |
| hasClimbingGradeRange | approximately 5.0 to 5.12 ⓘ |
| hasClimbingStyle |
multi-pitch climbing
ⓘ
trad climbing ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
knife-edge ridgeline
ⓘ
north and south rock fins ⓘ sheer rock face ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalAge | Silurian ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse | military training site during World War II ⓘ |
| hasMaximumElevation | about 2,457 feet ⓘ |
| hasMinimumElevation | about 1,600 feet ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCampground |
Seneca Shadows Campground
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ⓘ
Yokum’s Campground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyHighpoint | Spruce Knob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver | North Fork South Branch Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown | Seneca Rocks, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfClimbingRoutes | over 300 routes ⓘ |
| hasProminence | about 900 feet above the North Fork River ⓘ |
| hasTrail | Seneca Rocks Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | Seneca Rocks Discovery Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isIconicFor | distinctive vertical rock fins ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
multi-pitch climbing routes
ⓘ
panoramic views of the valley ⓘ scenic hiking ⓘ traditional rock climbing ⓘ |
| isPhotographedFor | dramatic cliff profile ⓘ |
| isPopularWith |
hikers
ⓘ
rock climbers ⓘ sightseers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian Mountains
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ⓘ
Pendleton County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| near | Seneca Rocks, West Virginia (unincorporated community) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | North Fork of the South Branch Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Monongahela National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | quartzite ⓘ |
| trailDifficulty | moderate ⓘ |
| trailLength | about 1.3 miles one way ⓘ |
| usedBy | U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division (for training) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Seneca Rocks observation platform
this entity surface form:
Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area