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Timber Ridge

Coordinates:39°21′55″N78°19′48″W/ 39.36528°N 78.33000°W/39.36528; -78.33000
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Timber Ridge
Highest point
Elevation413 m (1,355 ft)
Coordinates39°21′55″N78°19′48″W/ 39.36528°N 78.33000°W/39.36528; -78.33000
Geography
LocationVirginiaandWest Virginia,U.S.
Parent rangeRidge-and-Valley Appalachians
Topo mapUSGSGore, Capon Springs, Ridge, Great Cacapon
Climbing
Easiest routeDrive

Timber Ridgeis amountainridgeof theRidge-and-valley Appalachiansstraddling theU.S. statesofVirginiaandWest Virginia.Timber Ridge extends from the forks ofSleepy CreekatStotlers CrossroadsinMorgan County,West Virginia, toLehewinHampshire County,West Virginia. The ridge is predominantly forested, as its name suggests, with the exception of a number oforchardsand open fields. FromWV 127/VA 127atGoodto Lehew, Timber Ridge serves as the boundary line betweenHampshire County,West Virginia, andFrederick County,Virginia.

Summits and knobs

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Although Timber Ridge is a continuous mountain ridge, it is made up of a number of summits and knobs with individual names. These include:

  • Chine Spring Knob, 1,312 feet (400 m)
Timber Ridge is marked by the red dashed lines.
Timber Ridge is marked by the red dashed lines.