Champe Rocks, Monongahela National Forest

Name: Champe Rocks
Address: Monongahela National Forest, United States

#38 among attractions in Monongahela National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Rock

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Champe Rocks, Monongahela National Forest

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Champe Rocks are a pair of large crags in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, USA. Easily visible from West Virginia Route 28, they are situated within the Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area. They are — along with the nearby and more celebrated Seneca Rocks — the most imposing examples in eastern West Virginia of several formations of the white/gray Tuscarora quartzite and are a popular challenge for rock climbers. ()

Coordinates: 38°53'28"N, 79°18'43"W

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Monongahela National Forest United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Seneca Rocks, Smoke Hole Canyon, Sites Homestead, Jordan Run Falls.

4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Seneca Rocks, Monongahela National Forest
122 min walk • Seneca Rocks is a large crag and local landmark in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. The south peak is one of a small number of peaks inaccessible except by technical rock climbing techniques on the East Coast of the United States.
2.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Smoke Hole Canyon, Monongahela National Forest
67 min walk • Smoke Hole Canyon — traditionally called The Smoke Holes and later simply Smoke Hole — is a rugged 20 miles long gorge carved by the South Branch Potomac River in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, United States.
5 miSW
Museum, Vernacular architecture
Sites Homestead, Monongahela National Forest
129 min walk • The Sites Homestead, also known as the Wayside Inn or the Sites Inn, is located near Seneca Rocks, West Virginia. The log house was built by Jacob Sites circa 1839 below the Seneca Rocks ridge.
4.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Jordan Run Falls, Monongahela National Forest
113 min walk • Jordan Run Falls is a waterfall on Jordan Run, a tributary of the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The drop is about 25 to 30 feet.
5.3 miE
Church
Old Judy Church, Monongahela National Forest
135 min walk • Old Judy Church, also known as Old Log Church, is a historic Methodist Episcopal church building located near Petersburg, Pendleton County, West Virginia.
5.8 miNE
Vernacular architecture
Rohrbaugh Cabin, Monongahela National Forest
149 min walk • Rohrbaugh Cabin — also known as Allegheny Cabin — is a historic log cabin located on the eastern slope of North Fork Mountain near Petersburg, Grant County, West Virginia, USA.