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New Creek Mountain is a mountain ridge of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians in Grant and Mineral counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The mountain is named for New Creek which rises and flows along its western flanks. It is part of the Wills Mountain Anticline, with Knobly Mountain along its eastern flank. The Allegheny Front rises steeply to the west of New Creek Mountain. Oriskany (Ridgeley) sandstone cliffs ring the entire mountain.

New Creek Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	3,084 ft (940 m) NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates	39°13′40.91″N 79°07′43.59″W[1]
Geography
Location	Grant / Mineral counties, West Virginia, U.S.
Parent range	Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
Topo map	USGS Greenland Gap
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Saddle Mountain, prominent in the view eastward from the Skyland Overlook on U.S. 50, is a saddle-shaped dip in the mountain's ridgecrest.

The New Creek Mountain Cliffs^[where?] are 800 feet (240 m) high,^{[citation needed]} lining a great cleft in the mountain that rivals the famed Franconia Notch of New England.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• "New Creek Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
• "New Creek Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-12-06.

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