Seneca Rocks
Rock Formation · Seneca Rocks, West Virginia
A fin of Tuscarora quartzite standing nearly 900 feet above the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac, tilted almost vertical and only a few metres thick at the crest. It is the most recognisable rock formation in the Appalachians and the centre of climbing in the eastern United States, with several hundred established routes; the 10th Mountain Division trained on it for mountain warfare during the Second World War. It sits inside the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, part of the Monongahela National Forest.
US Route 33, Seneca Rocks, West Virginia, 26884, United States
Rocks, trail and car park open year round, dawn to dusk. The Seneca Rocks Discovery Center is seasonal, generally spring through autumn, and closed in winter. Free.