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Nelson Rocks, Monongahela National Forest

#11 among attractions in Monongahela National Forest

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Nelson Rocks, Monongahela National Forest

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Coordinates: 38°41'47"N, 79°27'53"W
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Monongahela National Forest United States

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Nelson Rocks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spruce Mountain, Seneca Caverns, Germany Valley, Allegheny Mountains.

  • spruce knob monongahela national forest3.7 miW
    Natural attraction, Mountain, Park

    Spruce Mountain, Monongahela National Forest

    94 min walk • Spruce Mountain, in eastern West Virginia, USA, is the highest ridge of the Allegheny Mountains. The "whale-backed" ridge extends for only about 16 miles, from northeast to southwest, but several of its peaks exceed 4,500 feet in elevation.

  • seneca caverns monongahela national forest6.1 miNE
    Natural attraction, Cave, Park

    Seneca Caverns, Monongahela National Forest

    157 min walk • Seneca Caverns is a karst show cave in Germany Valley near Riverton, West Virginia, USA. It has been commercially used since 1930. The largest room inside the cave is the Teter Hall, which is 60 feet tall by 60 feet wide in some areas.

  • germany valley monongahela national forest6.2 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

    Germany Valley, Monongahela National Forest

    159 min walk • Germany Valley is a scenic upland valley high in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia originally settled by German farmers in the mid-18th century.

  • allegheny mountains monongahela national forest3.7 miW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

    Allegheny Mountains, Monongahela National Forest

    94 min walk • The Allegheny Mountain Range, informally the Alleghenies, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the Eastern United States and Canada and posed a significant barrier to land travel in less developed eras.

  • river knobs monongahela national forest3.2 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    River Knobs, Monongahela National Forest

    83 min walk • The River Knobs — formerly known as East Seneca Ridge — are a ridge and series of knobs in western Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA, along a stretch of the North Fork South Branch Potomac River.

  • castle mountain monongahela national forest location map
    4.3 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Castle Mountain, Monongahela National Forest

    110 min walk • Castle Mountain is a forested mountain ridge in Pendleton County, West Virginia, in the United States. Running from the southwest to the northeast, the mountain is bounded to its west by North Fork Mountain and to its east by a series of rolling hills.

Where to next? Visit west virginia West Virginia region page or discover the top tourist attractions in United States.

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