Allegheny Mountains
| Allegheny Mountains | |
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 View from atop Spruce Mountain in eastern West Virginia, the highest point in the Alleghenies | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Spruce Knob of Spruce Mountain, Pendleton County, West Virginia |
| Elevation | 4,863 ft (1,482 m) |
| Coordinates | 38°41′59″N 79°31′58″W / 38.69972°N 79.53278°W |
| Geography | |
 Map showing the Allegheny Mountains (in purple) as part of the larger Appalachian Plateau province of the Appalachian Highlands physiographic division. (USGS)
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| Country | United States |
| States | Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia |
| Parent range | Ridge-and-valley Appalachians |
| Borders on | Cumberland Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alleghenian orogeny |
| Type of rock | Sandstone and Quartzite |
The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) is a mountain range in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Allegheny mountains are a part of the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States and Canada.
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